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Films
5 Films
Region
“Middle and Near East”
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Series
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Festival Prize Category
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films with a digital version
2
films hosted on Kanopy
2
short films
1
films available on demand
2
Region
Middle and Near East
5
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South-East Europe
1
Country
Afghanistan
2
Italy
1
Syria
2
Yemen
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Everyday Life
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Material Culture
1
Memory
1
Migration
2
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Participatory / Collaborative methods
1
Political Activists
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Asch, Timothy
1
Baily, John
1
Balikci, Asen
1
Bloching, Max
1
Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
1
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Newman, David
1
Sorensen, Richard
1
Series
not set
5
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Country of production
Germany
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Year of production
1978
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2004
1
2007
1
2020
2
Festival Prize Category
Film list
Ayouni
2020
75
‘
Directed by
Yasmin Fedda
.
Bassel was a successful open source developer and hacker in Damascus. Paolo was a well-known priest based in Mar Musa monastery. Both men were active in the 2011 Syrian revolution, and witnesses to
Middle and Near East
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Memory
Political Activists
Scenes of Afghan Music: London, Kabul, Hamburg, Dublin
2007
97
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
Scenes of Afghan Music is Part IV of ‘A Quartet of Afghan Music Films’, made in the author’s personal “fieldwork movie” style. It reveals the diversity of music and dance practices in the
Middle and Near East
Music / Ethnomusicology
Migration
Collective / Community identity
Sons of Haji Omar
1978
58
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Asen Balikci
David Newman
Richard Sorensen
.
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakenkhel, a Pashtun tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. Concentrating within one family, the film draw sharp, colourful portraits of the protagonists
Middle and Near East
Everyday Life
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Unwritten Letters
2020
59
‘
Directed by
Max Bloching
Abd Alrahman Dukmak
.
Abd is a 24-year-old Syrian who took part in the early days of the 2011 revolution and now lives in Padova, Italy. Together with his German friend Max he is working on a film called Unwritten
South-East Europe
Middle and Near East
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Life Story / Life History
The Veil Unveiled
2004
29
‘
Directed by
Vanessa Langer
.
In Yemen, the land of Queen Saba, a wide variety of veils can be found. In the capital Sana’a, the women, although at first sight appearing to all be wearing but black, distinguish themselves one
Middle and Near East
Gender Role and Identity
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith