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Films
3 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Religion / Belief / Faith”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
3
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
3
x
Country
Japan
1
Russian Federation
1
Uzbekistan
1
Keywords
Death
1
Post-communism
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
Ritual
2
Directors
Bernstein, Anya
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
not set
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
1
Country of production
Japan
1
United Kingdom
1
Uzbekistan
1
Year of production
2001
1
2014
1
2019
1
Film list
Guli Armug’on
2019
23
‘
Directed by
Iqbol Meliqo’ziev
.
Uzbek and Tajik women in eastern Uzbekistan celebrate the arrival of spring by gathering at the grave of an Islamic saint. The Afghan redbud trees growing on the site are in full bloom. The magical
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual
Join Me in Shambala
2001
30
‘
Directed by
Anya Bernstein
.
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is re-emerging in Siberia. But with a past where Lamas were killed in prisons and temples burnt to the ground, there are few masters left to
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Post-communism
We Don’t Need A Grave
2014
27
‘
.
‘We Don’t Need a Grave’ attempts to show how the people who choose Shizenso rather than the typical family grave try to accept one’s death. Shizenso is a natural mortuary practice that has no
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Death
Ritual