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Films
4 Films
Keywords
“Religion / Belief / Faith”
x
Festival Prize Category
“Student”
x
films with a digital version
3
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
2
films available on demand
1
Region
North America
1
South America
2
South Asia
1
Country
Brazil
1
India
1
United States
1
Venezuela
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Intergenerational relations
1
LGBTQI*
1
Love
1
Marriage
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
4
Ritual
1
Directors
Davidson, John Paul
1
Henley, Paul
1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Satija, Dhruv
1
Series
not set
4
Country of production
India
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Year of production
1987
1
1990
1
2015
1
2017
1
Festival Prize Category
Film list
Cuyagua – the Saint With Two Faces
1987
56
‘
Student
Directed by
Paul Henley
.
The film centres on the predominantly female celebration of the feast of Saint John. The women sing the songs associated with the Feast, describe their beliefs and how they organise the feast.
South America
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
Festivals / Carnival
The Storyteller
1990
50
‘
Student
Directed by
John Paul Davidson
.
Unaware of the written word until the 1950s, the Waura tribe who live in the headwaters of the Xingu river in Brazil still practise the art of storytelling. Tribal storyteller Aruta recounts one of
South America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Religion / Belief / Faith
Welcome Valentine 2017
2017
16
‘
Student
Directed by
Dhruv Satija
.
In a temple dedicated to Hanuman in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, a priest flouts convention by marrying couples who are shunned elsewhere: mostly those who have eloped from families who disapprove of their
South Asia
Marriage
Love
LGBTQI*
Religion / Belief / Faith
Youth Group
2015
28
‘
Student
Directed by
Wanwan Lu
.
Set in the predominantly Asian “ethnoburbs” of Los Angeles County, this film follows a vibrant Buddhist youth group in a Chinese-American temple. Youth group members, most raised by immigrant
North America
Collective / Community identity
Religion / Belief / Faith
Intergenerational relations