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Films
2 Films
Region
“North and Northeast Africa”
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Country
“Ethiopia”
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Keywords
“Social Organisation”
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Directors
“Woodhead, Leslie”
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Series
“Disappearing World Series”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films with a digital version
2
Region
North and Northeast Africa
2
x
Country
Ethiopia
2
x
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Marriage
1
Social Organisation
2
x
Trade
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Harries, Andy
1
Woodhead, Leslie
2
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Series
Disappearing World Series
2
x
In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy
2
Country of production
United Kingdom
2
x
Year of production
1974
1
1979
1
Film list
The Kwegu
1979
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
Andy Harries
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*’The Kwegu’ is an entirely tasteful and dignified presentation of the harsh realities of subsistence living, and it may help us understand how, even in stateless societies, dominated groups come to
North and Northeast Africa
Collective / Community identity
Agriculture / Farming
Social Organisation
Marriage
Trade
The Mursi
1974
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
The Mursi are a cattle-keeping and agricultural group without chiefs or leaders from south-west Ethiopia. This film, made under extremely difficult conditions, focuses on the way decisions are made
North and Northeast Africa
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Social Organisation