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Films
3 Films
Keywords
“Ritual”
x
Year of production
“2004”
x
short films
2
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
North America
1
Southern Africa
1
Country
Botswana
1
Canada
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Death
1
Environment
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Ritual
3
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Directors
Glass, Aaron
1
Werbner, Richard
1
Wright, Evie
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
not set
1
Country of production
Canada
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Year of production
2004
3
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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
In Search of the Hamat’sa: A Tale of Headhunting
2004
33
‘
Directed by
Aaron Glass
.
The Hamat’sa (or “Cannibal Dance”) is the most important—and highly represented ceremony of the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of
North America
Archival material / Museum displays
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual
Informant-researcher relationship
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Séance Reflections with Richard Werbner
2004
45
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Njebe and Martha are a childless couple living in Botswana’s capital. Seeking to recover their well-being, they consult a charismatic diviner and healer, in Njebe’s old village, Moremi. They
Southern Africa
Health / Health care / Healing
Ritual
Reproduction (biology)