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Films
10 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Marriage”
x
Status
“A”
x
films with a digital version
2
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
10
x
films available on demand
1
Region
British-Irish Isles
3
Central Asia and Far East
2
South America
1
South Asia
2
South-East Asia
1
Southern Africa
1
Country
Botswana
1
China
2
Colombia
1
India
1
Indonesia
1
Nepal
1
United Kingdom
3
Keywords
Family / Kinship
3
Gender Role and Identity
3
History
1
Intergenerational relations
2
Internet
1
LGBTQI*
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Love
2
Marriage
10
x
Popular Culture
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Social Change
2
Social Norms
1
Directors
Asadullah, Sara
1
Asch, Patsy
1
Asch, Timothy
1
Cole, Sarah
1
Ford, Ellie
1
Fox, James J.
1
Kirk, Laura
1
Reed, Alex
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
2
Satija, Dhruv
1
Seaman, Gary
2
Song, Zhifang
2
Werbner, Richard
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
Song Family Village
2
not set
2
Country of production
Australia
1
China
2
India
1
United Kingdom
5
United States
2
not set
1
Year of production
1988
1
1989
1
1995
1
1998
1
2004
1
2009
3
2017
1
2018
1
Status
Film list
Breaking the Yard
2018
21
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
"Breaking-the-Yard" documents the court hearings and troubled affairs of a quarrelsome young couple, a stay-at-home farmer and his police constable, town-savvy wife. They claim to be still
Southern Africa
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Love
Marriage
The Internet Bride
2004
29
‘
Directed by
Ellie Ford
.
Cali in Colombia is celebrated for salsa music and beautiful women and is also the base of the Internet Bride agency, ‘Latin Best’ with 900 women on its files. Accompanying the British and American
South America
Marriage
Internet
Life as We Know it
1995
25
‘
Directed by
Alex Reed
.
"It was Star Trek that brought us together". John and Pauline are to be wed beyond the Final Frontier at a Star Trek convention in Manchester. Among the guests are Klingons and Hollywood stars.
British-Irish Isles
Popular Culture
Marriage
A Little Bit of Freedom
1998
34
‘
Directed by
Laura Kirk
.
This film is set in a traditional household in Nepal and documents a servant girl, Nani; a married woman, Sarita; and a mother-in-law, Ama. In interesting mixture of entrapment, duty and tradition unfold.
South Asia
Gender Role and Identity
Intergenerational relations
Marriage
Marriage, Maoism and Modernity
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Zhifang Song
Gary Seaman
Steven Rousso-Schindler
.
This film outlines the types of marriage exchange practiced in a Chinese village over the last fifty years. Dowry, brideprice and exchange marriages have dominated the marriage market in turn as
Central Asia and Far East
Marriage
History
Social Change
Shonar Bangla
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Sara Asadullah
.
Four scenes from a Bangladeshi community in London. Each scene is an encounter with a different generation (children, teenagers and adults) until the final scene where all generations are brought together in a wedding.
British-Irish Isles
Intergenerational relations
Marriage
Song Family Village Takes a Bride
2009
27
‘
Directed by
Zhifang Song
Gary Seaman
Steven Rousso-Schindler
.
Most weddings in the village still reflect traditional patterns of patrilineal descent and patrilocal residence. The bride leaves her natal home to marry into her husband’s village, where she is a
Central Asia and Far East
Marriage
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Spear and Sword: a Payment of Bridewealth on the Island of Roti
1988
22
‘
Directed by
James J. Fox
Timothy Asch
Patsy Asch
.
The film begins as the groom’s side gathers the animals and money for a bridewealth payment, and discusses problems that might arise in negotiating the exchange. In ritual silence, they walk to the
South-East Asia
Ritual
Marriage
Family / Kinship
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 Wear White
1989
28
‘
Directed by
Sarah Cole
.
The wedding industry in Britain is currently booming and many people find it necessary to have a long white dress, an old-fashioned car and other specially made details for their wedding. The film,
British-Irish Isles
Marriage
Social Norms