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Films
5 Films
Series
“0”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Year of production
“2007”
x
films with a digital version
4
short films
1
Region
British-Irish Isles
2
London
1
Middle and Near East
1
South America
1
Country
Afghanistan
1
Bangladesh
1
Brazil
1
United Kingdom
3
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Ethnofiction
1
Family / Kinship
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Gender Role and Identity
2
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Intergenerational relations
1
LGBTQI*
1
Marriage
1
Migration
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Reflexivity
1
Sex / Sexuality
1
Social Norms
1
Urban
1
Directors
Baily, John
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Longinotto, Kim
1
Owles, Ed
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Taylor, Jamie
1
Series
not set
5
x
Country of production
Sweden
1
United Kingdom
5
x
Year of production
2007
5
x
Film list
Every Good Marriage Begins With Tears
2007
63
‘
Directed by
Simon Chambers
.
East London Muslim girl Shahanara is changing form pink hot pants into a sari to meet her husband at the airport. She has only met him once before, when she was married in a union arranged by her
London
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Intergenerational relations
Social Norms
Hold Me Tight Let Me Go
2007
99
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
.
*The main reason I wanted to shoot is that when the kids misbehave, the teachers don’t punish them but try to find out why they are acting in such a way. The driving idea behind the school is to
British-Irish Isles
Children / Young people
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Health / Health care / Healing
Scenes of Afghan Music: London, Kabul, Hamburg, Dublin
2007
97
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
Scenes of Afghan Music is Part IV of ‘A Quartet of Afghan Music Films’, made in the author’s personal “fieldwork movie” style. It reveals the diversity of music and dance practices in the
Middle and Near East
Music / Ethnomusicology
Migration
Collective / Community identity
Southeast London Ethnography – Three Student Films: Anglesea Road; The Good Ol’ Days; Talk of Trade
2007
13
‘
Directed by
Elhum Shakerifar
Ed Owles
Jamie Taylor
.
These 3 films on Southeast London were made by GCC college students who took a course in anthropology & film. ANGLESEA ROAD: Situated in Woolwich, South East London, Anglesea Road is a small
British-Irish Isles
Urban
Transfiction
2007
58
‘
Directed by
Johannes Sjøberg
.
Transfiction explores ‘ethnofiction’ – an experimental ethnographic documentary film style in which the participants collaborate with the filmmaker to act out their own and others’ life experiences
South America
Reflexivity
Film / Photography / Mass media
Gender Role and Identity
Sex / Sexuality
LGBTQI*
Ethnofiction