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Films
11 Films
Region
“Western Europe”
x
Country
“France”
x
films with a digital version
4
short films
3
films available on demand
2
Region
British-Irish Isles
3
Central Europe
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
11
x
Country
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1
France
11
x
Italy
1
Spain
1
United Kingdom
4
Keywords
Animals
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Ethnofiction
2
Family / Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Folklore
1
Herding
2
History
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Labour
2
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Migration
3
Participatory / Collaborative methods
1
Political Activists
1
Reflexivity
2
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Rural
4
Sex / Sexuality
2
Social Change
1
Socioeconomic conditions
3
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Directors
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Hann, Amelia
1
Hirl, Alexander
1
Mai, Nick
2
Trentini, Michele
1
Woodhead, Leslie
1
de Bromhead, Toni
3
van Lanker, Laurent
1
Series
Carnival King of Europe
1
Caught in a Web
3
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
not set
4
Country of production
Belgium
1
France
2
Germany
1
Italy
1
United Kingdom
6
United States
1
Year of production
1985
3
1987
1
1996
1
2007
1
2009
1
2015
1
2016
2
2017
1
Film list
The Basques of Santazi
1987
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
*In her book ‘The Circle of Mountains’ Sandra Ott provided a fascinating analysis of social reciprocity (…) The film highlights the village’s contemporary dilemmas and thereby complements rather
Western Europe
Herding
Social Change
Rural
The Bear Chase
2009
7
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catalan-speaking southern France, a proper “Bear Chase”, of the kind that was once popular throughout Europe, has been revived in a carnival context. This film is part of **Carnival
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Easy Life
1996
30
‘
Directed by
Amelia Hann
.
This film is about a Breton woman and her family, their vision of life, and their clash with the French state which marked them as ‘terrorists’.
Western Europe
Political Activists
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Heart of the Village
1985
52
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The second film of the Caught in the Web trilogy, which compares and contrast aspects of life in a Dorset community in the Bride Valley and a French village in Provence, Villes-sur-Auzon,
Western Europe
British-Irish Isles
Rural
Socioeconomic conditions
Journey into Europe
2015
122
‘
Directed by
Akbar Ahmed
.
In Journey into Europe, Akbar Ahmed, a world-renowned anthropologist, Islamic scholar, and filmmaker who the BBC has called “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam,” explores Islam
Central Europe
Western Europe
South-East Europe
History
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Kalès
2017
63
‘
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Directed by
Laurent van Lanker
.
A film of wind and despair, of fire and solidarity, of hope and hell. An intimate and inside perspective of the ‘jungle’ of Calais, evoked through a polyphony of bodies, tales, and
Western Europe
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Leyssart
2007
30
‘
Directed by
Alexander Hirl
.
Living among 8,000 animals in the South of France, Thérèse and Dominique live their passion as herders and breeders. Their philosophy of life makes us reflect on the nature of relationships between
Western Europe
Animals
Herding
Family / Kinship
Talking to Each Other
1985
52
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The third film of the **Caught in the Web** trilogy, which compares and contrast aspects of life in a Dorset community in the Bride Valley and a French village in Provence, Villes-sur-Auzon,
Western Europe
British-Irish Isles
Rural
Socioeconomic conditions
Travel
2016
63
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Nick Mai
.
(This version of the film is edited using a single screen. For the split screen version see ‘Travel – double screen version’). Joy left Nigeria to help her family after her father’s death. She
Western Europe
Sex / Sexuality
Labour
Migration
Ethnofiction
Informant-researcher relationship
Reflexivity
Travel (double screen)
2016
63
‘
Directed by
Nick Mai
.
(This version of the film uses a split-screen device throughout. For the single screen version see ‘Travel’). Joy left Nigeria to help her family after her father’s death. She knew that she was
Western Europe
Sex / Sexuality
Labour
Migration
Ethnofiction
Reflexivity
A Village Heritage
1985
52
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The first of the **Caught in the Web** trilogy, which compares and contrast aspects of life in a Dorset community in the Bride Valley and a French village in Provence, Villes-sur-Auzon, Vauclause.
Western Europe
British-Irish Isles
Socioeconomic conditions
Rural