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Films
4 Films
Region
“South America”
x
Keywords
“Migration”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
1
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
South America
4
x
West Africa
1
Country
Bolivia
1
Brazil
1
Colombia
1
Ghana
1
Peru
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Labour
1
Memory
2
Migration
4
x
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Personal Narrative
1
Political Activists
1
Popular Culture
1
Race / Racism / Antiracism
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Social Conflict
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
Trade
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Coppens, Sharis
1
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Pereira, Nilton
1
Sturtevant, Chuck
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
3
Country of production
Bolivia
1
Brazil
1
Colombia
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
2003
1
2010
1
2017
1
2020
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
A Colombian Family
2020
80
‘
Main Competition
Directed by
Tanja Wol Sørensen
.
A powerful mother-daughter drama is at the centre of this film. Rooted in disagreement—both personal and political—the film follows the consequences of a war that leaves them with an impossible
South America
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Intergenerational relations
Memory
Migration
Personal Narrative
Political Activists
Refugees / Displaced populations
Social Conflict
Habilito – Debt for Life
2010
52
‘
Directed by
Chuck Sturtevant
.
This documentary explores many of the conflicts and tensions that arise at the point of contact between highland migrants and lowland indigenous peoples, focusing particularly on the system of debt
South America
Socioeconomic conditions
Migration
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Labour
Tabom in Bahia
2017
52
‘
Directed by
Juan Diego Diaz
Nilton Pereira
.
There is a small community in Ghana who identify as Brazilians. Their name is the Tabom. They are the descendants of former enslaved Africans and creoles who resettled from Bahia to Ghana during the
South America
West Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology
Collective / Community identity
Memory
Migration
Popular Culture
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Vivir la Chicha
2003
28
‘
Directed by
Sharis Coppens
.
Chicha music evokes the experiences of the many Peruvians who migrate from the high Andes down to the cities. This film tells the story of Aurora Ramos, a cobbler and market saleswoman, and the role
South America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Trade
Migration