Films - RAI FILM

RAI FILM

Film list

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The Lau of Malaita 1982 52‘

Directed by Leslie Woodhead .

*Pierre Miranda and a team from Granada Television have made a fine film exploring the trouble realities of the people of the lagoon in the 1980s.* (B. Shore) This film focuses on the people of

Melanesia Social Change Social Conflict Ritual Death Religion / Belief / Faith

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NGAT IS DEAD: STUDYING MORTUARY TRADITIONS 2007 59‘

Directed by Christian Suhr Nielsen Ton Otto .

A film about how anthropological knowledge is developed through active participation in traditional exchange ceremonies on the small island of Baluan in the South Pacific. The film follows the

Melanesia Death Ritual Informant-researcher relationship Social Conflict