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Films
4 Films
Keywords
“Religion Belief Faith”
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Year of production
“2004”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
4
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Middle and Near East
2
South Asia
1
Country
Nepal
1
Syria
1
United Kingdom
1
Yemen
1
Keywords
Death
2
Elderly people
1
Environment
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Inter-religious relations
2
Material Culture
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
4
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Ritual
1
Directors
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Wright, Evie
1
Yezbick, Julia
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
3
not set
1
Country of production
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
2004
4
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Film list
Beneath the Budding Greenwoods
2004
25
‘
Directed by
Evie Wright
.
Anne and Rosemary both chose to bury their husbands in the woods, whereas Tony was certain he didn’t want a vicar at his wife’s funeral. Focusing on the experiences of three grieving widows, the film
British-Irish Isles
Environment
Ritual
Death
Religion / Belief / Faith
Milking the Desert
2004
25
‘
Directed by
Yasmin Fedda
.
This film follows the lives and choices of two monks living at Mar Musa, the Abyssinian Monastery in the desert of Syria. Through their daily lives, the issue of dialogue with Islam emerges.
Middle and Near East
Inter-religious relations
Religion / Belief / Faith
A Small Light
2004
32
‘
Directed by
Julia Yezbick
.
Through following the daily life of a home for the elderly in Kathmandhu, Nepal, run by Catholic nuns but situated beside the cremation ghats of Pashupathinath Hindu temple, this film explores
South Asia
Death
Inter-religious relations
Religion / Belief / Faith
Elderly people
The Veil Unveiled
2004
29
‘
Directed by
Vanessa Langer
.
In Yemen, the land of Queen Saba, a wide variety of veils can be found. In the capital Sana’a, the women, although at first sight appearing to all be wearing but black, distinguish themselves one
Middle and Near East
Gender Role and Identity
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith