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Films
2 Films
Country
“Papua New Guinea”
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Keywords
“Death”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
Melanesia
2
Country
Papua New Guinea
2
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Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Death
2
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Informant-researcher relationship
1
Ritual
1
Social Change
1
Social Conflict
1
Directors
Iteanu, Andre
1
Kapon, Eytan
1
Nielsen, Christian Suhr
1
Otto, Ton
1
Series
not set
2
Country of production
Denmark
1
France
1
Year of production
2002
1
2007
1
Status
Film list
Letter to the Dead
2002
62
‘
Directed by
Andre Iteanu
Eytan Kapon
.
The film is about the encounter between tradition and modernity. In a small village of Papua New Guinea three exceptional men rival with each other in the field of rituals and artistic creation in
Melanesia
Social Change
Art / Artists / Artisans
Death
NGAT IS DEAD: STUDYING MORTUARY TRADITIONS
2007
59
‘
Directed by
Christian Suhr Nielsen
Ton Otto
.
A film about how anthropological knowledge is developed through active participation in traditional exchange ceremonies on the small island of Baluan in the South Pacific. The film follows the
Melanesia
Death
Ritual
Informant-researcher relationship
Social Conflict