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Films
2 Films
Region
“Melanesia”
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Keywords
“Death”
and
“Social Conflict”
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Status
“A”
x
films with a digital version
1
Region
Melanesia
2
x
Country
Papua New Guinea
1
Solomon Islands
1
Keywords
Death
2
x
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
2
Social Change
1
Social Conflict
2
x
Directors
Nielsen, Christian Suhr
1
Otto, Ton
1
Woodhead, Leslie
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
1
Country of production
Denmark
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1982
1
2007
1
Status
Film list
The Lau of Malaita
1982
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
*Pierre Miranda and a team from Granada Television have made a fine film exploring the trouble realities of the people of the lagoon in the 1980s.* (B. Shore) This film focuses on the people of
Melanesia
Social Change
Social Conflict
Ritual
Death
Religion / Belief / Faith
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