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Films
3 Films
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Herding”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
3
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
3
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Country
China
1
Mongolia
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Environment
1
Everyday Life
2
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
3
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Nomads and Nomadism
2
Rural
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
2
Directors
Entell, Peter
1
Moser, Brian
1
Sheppard, John
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
not set
1
Country of production
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1975
1
1988
1
1989
1
Status
Film list
Depending on Heaven
1988
56
‘
Directed by
Peter Entell
.
The film is in two parts and focuses on the Mongols living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Part One (28 minutes) follows the life of a nomadic Mongol family on their yearly journey
Central Asia and Far East
Environment
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Everyday Life
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Mongolia, part 1: On the Edge of the Gobi
1975
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
.
Mongolia is a country the size of Western Europe with under 1.5 million people but over 23 million head of livestock. This film concentrates on life in the great plains of Mongolia, at the foot of
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Social Change
Rural
Everyday Life