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Films
9 Films
Series
“0”
x
Year of production
“2017”
x
films with a digital version
1
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
2
films available on demand
5
Region
Australia
1
Hong Kong
1
South America
2
South Asia
1
West Africa
2
Western Europe
2
not set
1
Country
Australia
1
Brazil
1
Cameroon
1
Colombia
1
France
1
Germany
1
Ghana
1
India
1
not set
2
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
2
Collective / Community identity
3
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Elderly people
1
Everyday Life
1
Family / Kinship
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
History of Anthropology
1
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
1
Indigenous Filmmaking
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
LGBTQI*
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Love
1
Marriage
2
Memory
1
Migration
2
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Participatory / Collaborative methods
1
Personal Narrative
2
Political Activists
1
Popular Culture
1
Race / Racism / Antiracism
2
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Social Norms
1
Social participation
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
not set
1
Directors
Davies, Sera
1
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Gómez Ruíz, Sebastián
1
Holtedahl, Lisbet
1
Jayasankar, KP
1
Ma, Chi-hang
1
Monteiro, Anjali
1
Papenbrook, Jana
1
Pereira, Nilton
1
Satija, Dhruv
1
Villafaña Chaparro, Amado
1
van Lanker, Laurent
1
Series
not set
9
x
Country of production
Australia
1
Belgium
1
Brazil
1
Colombia
1
Germany
1
Hong Kong
1
India
2
Norway
1
Year of production
2017
9
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Film list
Ballad on the Shore
2017
98
‘
Intangible Culture
Directed by
Chi-hang Ma
.
On the small isle of Tap Mun, Hong Kong, veteran fishermen sing ballads with pitches and tones that alternate and repeat themselves as if they were synchronising with the ocean waves. But as fewer
Hong Kong
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Music / Ethnomusicology
A Delicate Weave
2017
61
‘
Intangible Culture
Directed by
Anjali Monteiro
KP Jayasankar
.
A fascinating tapestry of four different musical journeys across Gujarat, India: we meet a group of young men in Bhujodi who meet every night to sing the verses of 15th-century Indian mystic and poet
Kalès
2017
63
‘
RAI Basil Wright
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
Namatjira Project
2017
87
‘
Directed by
Sera Davies
.
An extraordinary first-hand account of the international battle to reclaim the artwork and heritage of one of Australia’s most important Indigenous figures: Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira was
Australia
Art / Artists / Artisans
Collective / Community identity
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Political Activists
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Tabom in Bahia
2017
52
‘
Directed by
Juan Diego Diaz
Nilton Pereira
.
There is a small community in Ghana who identify as Brazilians. Their name is the Tabom. They are the descendants of former enslaved Africans and creoles who resettled from Bahia to Ghana during the
South America
West Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology
Collective / Community identity
Memory
Migration
Popular Culture
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Welcome Valentine 2017
2017
16
‘
Student
Directed by
Dhruv Satija
.
In a temple dedicated to Hanuman in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, a priest flouts convention by marrying couples who are shunned elsewhere: mostly those who have eloped from families who disapprove of their
South Asia
Marriage
Love
LGBTQI*
Religion / Belief / Faith
Why is Mr W. Laughing?
2017
76
‘
Directed by
Jana Papenbrook
.
Jana Papenbroock with Horst Wässle, Michael Gerdsmann, Bernhard Krebs WHY IS MR W. LAUGHING? is a portrait of three members of a community of artists with different disabilities. Rather than
Western Europe
Art / Artists / Artisans
Collective / Community identity
Elderly people
Health / Health care / Healing
Life Story / Life History
Personal Narrative
Social participation
Wives
2017
85
‘
RAI Basil Wright
Directed by
Lisbet Holtedahl
.
Alhajji Ibrahim is an Islamic scholar who has served as judge at the Sultanate of Ngaoundéré in Northern Cameroon for 46 years. The film follows Alhajji during the last years of his life, focusing
West Africa
Family / Kinship
Everyday Life
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Personal Narrative
Religion / Belief / Faith
Social Norms
Wási
2017
16
‘
Shorts
Directed by
Sebastián Gómez Ruíz
Amado Villafaña Chaparro
.
As the sun rises on a village in northern Colombia, we glimpse its inhabitants as they begin their day. As the scene emerges from obscurity, a voiceover reflects on the nature of sight. It is the
South America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Indigenous Filmmaking
History of Anthropology
Film / Photography / Mass media