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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Festivals Carnival”
and
“Social Conflict”
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Series
“0”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
1
Region
Melanesia
1
West Africa
1
Country
Nigeria
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Festivals / Carnival
2
Gender Role and Identity
1
Ritual
1
Social Conflict
2
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Directors
Harper, Peggy
1
Otto, Ton
1
Speed, Frank
1
Suhr, Christian
1
Series
not set
2
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Country of production
Denmark
1
Nigeria
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1970
1
2011
1
Status
Film list
Gelede: A Yoruba Masquerade
1970
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria and Dahomey the Gelede cult honours the earth spirits, the ancestors and especially the Great Mother. The festival filmed here emphasises the status of women and
West Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Ritual
Festivals / Carnival
Social Conflict
Unity through Culture
2011
69
‘
Directed by
Christian Suhr
Ton Otto
.
Soanin Killangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. He organizes the
Melanesia
Festivals / Carnival
Social Conflict
Collective / Community identity