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Films
8 Films
Region
“Western Mediterranean”
x
Series
“Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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short films
7
Region
Western Mediterranean
8
x
Country
Italy
2
Malta
2
Portugal
3
Spain
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Family / Kinship
1
Food
1
Intergenerational relations
2
Labour
2
Memory
1
Migration
3
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Social Change
1
Sport
1
Travellers / Roma
1
Directors
Alves-Costa, Catarina
1
Contreras, Elisa
1
Fassnidge, Matthew
1
Grasseni, Cristina
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Torresan, Angela
1
Vella, Steve
1
Øien, Cecilie
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
8
x
Country of production
United Kingdom
8
x
Year of production
1992
1
1998
2
1999
1
2003
1
2006
1
2007
1
2009
1
Film list
Caught in a Magic Place
2007
28
‘
Directed by
Niccolo Patriarca
.
A story of sandwiches and generations, ambitions and regrets from the heart of the Italian kitchen.
Western Mediterranean
Food
Intergenerational relations
Labour
Earning a Crust
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Elisa Contreras
.
Through their experiences, Uncle Isidro (a horse dealer) and Jeremo (a scrap collector) illustrate traditional gypsy occupations in the south of Spain, as well as the obstacles facing their
Western Mediterranean
Travellers / Roma
Labour
Going Back Home
1992
35
‘
Directed by
Catarina Alves-Costa
.
For those who live in the city, each and every summer is about going back to Arga, the village in Northern Portugal, which they left to find work. For the few who have stayed, their return brings
Western Mediterranean
Migration
Memory
Growing Pains
2006
41
‘
Directed by
Cecilie Øien
.
Júlia is a young Angolan woman who lives in a poor neighborhood of Lisbon, together with her daughter Magui. The story of how she arrived in Portugal and what happen to her afterwards is dramatic,
Western Mediterranean
Family / Kinship
Intergenerational relations
Migration
Holding the Tradition
1998
28
‘
Directed by
Matthew Fassnidge
.
The annual regatta on the island of Malta has been passionately contested for over 200 years by a number of local rowing clubs. Marsamxett has been dismissed by the others as being a club for ‘old
Western Mediterranean
Sport
In Our Blood
2003
26
‘
Directed by
Steve Vella
.
In Malta, devotion to the Virgin Mary is very fervent, particularly in the village of Naxxar, where the most important annual feast, taking place over several days, is dedicated to her honour. But
Western Mediterranean
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual
Round Trip
1999
36
‘
Directed by
Angela Torresan
.
Portrait of a Brazilian woman and her friends, now living in Lisbon, exploring the basis of their sense of identity in the context of a transnational way of life.
Western Mediterranean
Collective / Community identity
Migration
Those Who Don’t Work Don’t Make Love
1998
30
‘
Directed by
Cristina Grasseni
.
An observational documentary about dairy farmers in the Italian Alps. Caught between pride for tradition and the pressure for modernisation, the story of one family is told through the eyes of
Western Mediterranean
Agriculture / Farming
Social Change