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Films
5 Films
with a digital version available
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Country of production
“Japan”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
5
x
short films
4
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
4
North and Northeast Africa
1
South Asia
1
Country
Ethiopia
1
Japan
4
Nepal
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Death
1
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Folklore
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Labour
1
Migration
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Reflexivity
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
2
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Urban
1
Directors
Kawase, Itsushi
1
Kharel, Dipesh
1
Kuentz, Gaspard
1
Saito, Asami
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
not set
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
4
Country of production
Japan
5
x
Nepal
1
Year of production
2006
1
2012
1
2014
1
2015
1
2019
1
Status
Film list
Okinami
2019
24
‘
Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales
Playing with Nan
2012
88
‘
Directed by
Dipesh Kharel
Asami Saito
.
Playing with Nan is the story of a Nepali young man who migrated to work in a Nepali restaurant in northern Japan. The film explores his daily life at work and his family at home, which reflects
South Asia
Central Asia and Far East
Labour
Migration
Socioeconomic conditions
Room 11, Ethiopia Hotel
2006
23
‘
Directed by
Itsushi Kawase
.
The film recounts the life of children living on the street in Gondar, Ethiopia, by witnessing the interaction between two children and the filmmaker. The entire film was shot in the room of Ethiopia
North and Northeast Africa
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Informant-researcher relationship
Reflexivity
Uzu
2015
27
‘
Directed by
Gaspard Kuentz
.
Held every October in the city of Matsuyama, the Dogo Autumn Festival is one of the most violent religious festivals celebrated in Japan. Eight teams of men carrying massive portable wood shrines
Central Asia and Far East
Ritual
Gender Role and Identity
We Don’t Need A Grave
2014
27
‘
.
‘We Don’t Need a Grave’ attempts to show how the people who choose Shizenso rather than the typical family grave try to accept one’s death. Shizenso is a natural mortuary practice that has no
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Death
Ritual