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Films
2 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Rural”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
2
x
Country
China
1
Mongolia
1
Keywords
Everyday Life
1
Herding
1
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Rural
2
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Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Moser, Brian
1
Nitzky, William
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Shorts Collection 2
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Year of production
1975
1
2020
1
Film list
Bang the Drum
2020
28
‘
Directed by
William Nitzky
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For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
Mongolia, part 1: On the Edge of the Gobi
1975
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
.
Mongolia is a country the size of Western Europe with under 1.5 million people but over 23 million head of livestock. This film concentrates on life in the great plains of Mongolia, at the foot of
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Social Change
Rural
Everyday Life