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Films
4 Films
Series
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Year of production
“2009”
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Festival Prize Category
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films with a digital version
2
Region
North and Northeast Africa
1
Various
1
Western Europe
1
not set
1
Country
Sudan
1
The Netherlands
1
Various
1
not set
1
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
History of Anthropology
1
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Material Culture
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Public Figure
1
Travellers / Roma
1
not set
1
Directors
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Husmann, Rolf
1
Jayasankar, KP
1
Monteiro, Anjali
1
Series
not set
4
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Country of production
Germany
2
India
1
Netherlands
1
Year of production
2009
4
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Film list
The Professional Foreigner
2009
60
‘
Directed by
Rolf Husmann
.
Asen Balikci has been a leading figure in making ethnographic films for many decades. In a series of talks between Balikci and filmmaker Rolf Husmann in different locations, the life and work of Asen
Various
Film / Photography / Mass media
History of Anthropology
Public Figure
Sifinja – The Iron Bride
2009
70
‘
Directed by
Valerie Haensch
.
A film about mobility, human creativity, and technology in a Sudanese truck community. The English Bedford-Lorry was introduced to Sudan in the late 1960s. Since then, local craftsmen technically
North and Northeast Africa
Infrastructure / Transport
Material Culture
Art / Artists / Artisans
A Two Day Fair
2009
60
‘
Directed by
Anjali Monteiro
KP Jayasankar
.
Nothing in the world will last – it is but a two day fair” sings Mura Lala, drawing inspiration from the Sufi traditions of Sant Kabir and Abdul Lateef Bhitai. He is accompanied on the double
Vasile Nedea
2009
43
‘
Directed by
Sjoerd van Grootheest
.
The film tells the story of Vasile Nedea, a Romanian gypsy musician an Amsterdam. Due to his former illegal status there have been times in which he was forced to show his skills whilst busking the
Western Europe
Travellers / Roma
Music / Ethnomusicology