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Films
2 Films
available to watch on demand
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Keywords
“MusicEthnomusicology”
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Series
“Shorts Collection 2”
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Year of production
“2020”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
2
films available on demand
2
x
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
South Asia
1
Country
China
1
Pakistan
1
Keywords
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
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Rural
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Urban
1
Directors
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Nitzky, William
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
2
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Country of production
Pakistan
1
United States
1
Year of production
2020
2
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Film list
Bang the Drum
2020
28
‘
Directed by
William Nitzky
.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
This Is A Majlis – A Sound Essay
2020
17
‘
Directed by
Timothy Cooper
Abeera Arif-Bashir
.
This short film is a multi-platform sound essay. It is primarily illustrated with still images, that conjure an atmosphere of intimacy and intensity of the majlis-e-aza, a mourning gathering central
South Asia
Music/Ethnomusicology
Urban
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
Social Change