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Films
4 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Urban”
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films with a digital version
2
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
2
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
4
x
Country
China
1
Japan
2
Mongolia
1
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Development projects
1
Everyday Life
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Folklore
1
Infrastructure\transport
1
Land rights
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Resettlement
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Urban
4
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Directors
Moser, Brian
1
Ono, Ray
1
Svartzman, Boris
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
1
Country of production
China
1
France
1
Japan
1
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1975
1
2009
1
2019
2
Film list
In Pursuit of Happiness
2009
31
‘
Directed by
Ray Ono
.
Tokyo life as rarely seen on mainstream media. This short film takes you to the lives of men who live on the outskirts of the city and of Japanese society.
Central Asia and Far East
Alternative culture
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Mongolia part 2: The City on the Steppes
1975
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
.
The second of two films on Mongolia made by Granada Television in 1974–75 looks at life in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia and home of a quarter of the population. The city celebrates the 53rd
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals / Carnival
Urban
Everyday Life
A New Era
2019
71
‘
Werbner Award
Directed by
Boris Svartzman
.
In 2008, local authorities evicted 2,000 villagers from Guanzhou, a river island in Southern China, to make way for new urban planning projects. In spite of the demolition of their houses and police
Central Asia and Far East
Urban
Development projects
Infrastructure\transport
Land rights
Resettlement
Okinami
2019
24
‘
Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales