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Films
4 Films
Region
“South Asia”
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Series
“0”
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Year of production
“2008”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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films with a digital version
3
films available on demand
1
Region
South Asia
4
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Country
Afghanistan
1
India
2
Pakistan
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Inter-religious relations
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Personal Narrative
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Baily, John
2
Hajee, Amin
1
MacDougall, David
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Series
not set
4
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Country of production
Australia
1
India
1
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
2008
4
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Colour / Black and white
Film list
Across the Border: Afghan Musicians exiled in Peshawar
2008
54
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
It is the year 2000 and most of Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. Hearing that many of Afghanistain’s musicians are now in exile across the border in Pakistan, ethnomusicologist John
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Music / Ethnomusicology
Religion / Belief / Faith
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
Gandhi’s Children
2008
185
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
.
A monolithic building on the outskirts of Delhi provides food and shelter for 350 boys. Some are orphans, some have been abandoned, others have run away from home. About half are held under a court
South Asia
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Socioeconomic conditions
Ustad Rahim
2008
55
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
Shot in the city of Heart, western Afghanistan 1994, in the period between the fall of the last leftist government and the coming of the Taliban, this is a portrait film of an outstanding musician,
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Personal Narrative