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RAI FILM

Film list

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Asante Market Women 1982 52‘

Directed by Claudia Milne .

As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and music. The crew of this Disappearing World film have

West Africa Marriage Trade Gender Role and Identity

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Business as Usual 2002 27‘

Directed by Lucy Pardee .

Everyone knows about Ground Zero in New York, but have you bought into the memory? Big Mike, Tyrone and the other street vendors will sell you part of the disaster whilst offering you their views on

North America Trade Memory Disasters

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The Cellar 2018 84‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

George Sprague lives and works in Buck’s Harbor, Maine. He is widely known for his "cellar" (affectionately called the whine cellar), where people gather to talk, make lobster traps, share

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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The Devil’s Mills. Roundabouts don’t Build Houses any more 2006 56‘

Directed by János Tari .

The everyday life of migrant fun fair operators is the filter through which we view the social and economic factors of the 20th and early 21st century that define the life and work of this social

Central Europe Labour Social Change Trade Festivals / Carnival

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Diya 2001 55‘

Directed by Judith MacDougall .

A diya is a small terra cotta oil lamp used throughout India in Hindu ceremonies. The film follows the life history of an object through the every day experience of people who make, sell and use it

South Asia Trade Material Culture Religion / Belief / Faith Art / Artists / Artisans

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Finn Beach 2020 63‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

The summer draws to a close, but the season is not yet over. Work continues — baiting and hauling traps, sorting and shipping lobsters. There are always tasks to be done. But within the daily

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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The Float 2020 75‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

The peak of the lobster season has arrived. George works closely with his son and grandson to repair their float ravaged by high tides, strong winds and the constant erosion of salt water. Towing

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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Herat Films: The City of Herat 1983 21‘

Directed by John Baily .

These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and

Middle and Near East Urban Trade

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In and Out of Africa 1993 59‘

Directed by Ilisa Barbash Lucien Taylor .

A classic in ethnographic filmmaking, In and Out of Africa traces the transnational trade of African Art between West Africa and the USA, providing an insight into how value, commoditization and

North America Art / Artists / Artisans Trade Material Culture

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In the dooryard 2020 71‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

Spring in Buck’s Harbor is about preparing for the fishing season ahead. Work on lobster traps and on halibut hooks begins in earnest. But it is rarely a solitary activity. Every day people

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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Je ne suis pas moi-même 2009 50‘

Directed by Alba Mora Anna Sanmartí .

Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, ‘Je ne suis pas moi-même’ examines the complex network surrounding the international market of African antiquities, and the contradictions in a European art market

Central Africa Western Europe Art / Artists / Artisans Trade

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The Kwegu 1979 52‘

Directed by Leslie Woodhead Andy Harries .

*’The Kwegu’ is an entirely tasteful and dignified presentation of the harsh realities of subsistence living, and it may help us understand how, even in stateless societies, dominated groups come to

North and Northeast Africa Collective / Community identity Agriculture / Farming Social Organisation Marriage Trade

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On the water 2020 67‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

During April, George and Mark, his son and sternman, begin setting traps for the season ahead. It’s cold and rough on the ocean, and lobsters are scarce. Halibut fishing, permitted for only

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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The Shrimpers 2008 30‘

Directed by Austin Paterek .

For the past 10 years the shrimping industry in United States has been on a steady decline. Estimates show that only 15 percent of the original fleet is still in operation, due to overseas

North America Hunting / Gathering / Fishing Trade

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Socotra, the Island of Djinns 2016 64‘

RAI Basil Wright Directed by Jordi Esteva .

The film is the story of a journey across the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Yemen. Socotra is isolated during the monsoon season, when it is impossible to land on it. This

Middle and Near East Myths / Fairy tales Nomads and Nomadism Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage Trade

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Unity: Dress-scapes of Accra 2016 37‘

Directed by Mara Lin Visser .

This is a film about African fashion in the capital of Ghana. African printed fabrics seem to making a comeback in the fashion system of Accra. While following Allan, a fashion designer and his wife

West Africa Trade Material Culture Art / Artists / Artisans

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Vendemos Recuerdos 2009 25‘

Directed by Carolina Corral Paredes .

Carlos is an enthusiastic tour guide and Doña Rosa is an indigenous old woman that sells crafts in the market. Both of their life’s works are an effort to provide what inquisitive tourists might

Central America Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage Trade

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Vivir la Chicha 2003 28‘

Directed by Sharis Coppens .

Chicha music evokes the experiences of the many Peruvians who migrate from the high Andes down to the cities. This film tells the story of Aurora Ramos, a cobbler and market saleswoman, and the role

South America Music / Ethnomusicology Trade Migration

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The season 2020 63‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

This is part 4 of a 7-part series. Lobsters slowly migrate north, moving into the Machias Bay from warmer, southern waters. George works quickly to finish setting his full quota of traps.

Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade

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The smokehouse 81‘

Directed by Anna Grimshaw .

George has been smoking fish for as long as he can remember. The smokehouse has a place of pride in his dooryard, and he lovingly tends the racks to ensure perfection. The end of fishing is in

North America Hunting/Gathering/Fishing Trade