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Films
3 Films
Region
“South Asia”
x
Country
“India”
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Keywords
“Religion Belief Faith”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
3
Region
South Asia
3
x
Country
India
3
x
Keywords
Inter-religious relations
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
x
Ritual
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
2
Directors
Hajee, Amin
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Yorke, Michael
1
Series
National Film and Television School
1
not set
2
Country of production
India
1
United Kingdom
3
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Year of production
1987
1
2005
1
2008
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
Black Mountain
2008
84
‘
Directed by
Charlotte Whitby-Coles
Amin Hajee
.
A once unremarkable site of multi-faith pilgrimage to a Sufi Saint has been transformed and its local history rewritten – the film documents the journey of Charlotte, a student undertaking her PhD
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Inter-religious relations
Holy Men and Fools
2005
61
‘
Directed by
Michael Yorke
.
The film narrates the story of Uma Giri, a Swedish woman who has become a Hindu nun, called Uma Giri. She is one of the few western women to be accepted into the most radical order of wandering
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Inter-religious relations
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
A Tibetan New Year
1987
45
‘
Directed by
Jon Jerstad
.
This outstanding documentary is placed in Northern India among a group of Tibetan refugees. They celebrate the New Year, following a ritual of their religion, Bonpo, which is older than Buddhism.
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual