Explore the 2019 programme below, either by browsing the separate sections, or looking at the timetable view.
Student showcases films made by the new generation of ethnographic filmmakers, often as part of doctoral projects
RAI/Basil Wright features the films competing for the top prizes at this year’s festival
Material Culture focuses on films with something to say about the way we engage with our material world
Intangible Culture explores worlds of music, dance, performance, and ritual
Special Interest explores a range of fascinating topics, including programmes with a special director or thematic focus
Shorts is new for 2019, and celebrates the best in short-form ethnographic filmmaking as a cauldron of innovation
How can anthropologists and filmmakers engage with and empower marginalised individuals and communities? Since the 1950s, ethnographic filmmakers and theorists have advocated for participatory methods. By considering a range of case studies, this panel will explore how anthropologists and filmmakers today are continuing to use audio-visual, performative and multi-media strategies to ‘visibilise’ social lives in collaboration with communities, and to provide creative ways to pursue social justice. Case studies include young Mozambican’s ethnographic musical films, drag culture, asylum-seekers/refugees’ films and considering the movement of film from the margins to mainstream media.
Hosted in collaboration with University of Sussex with the participation of Karen Boswall, Catherine Donaldson, Lauren Greenwood, Joe Ellefsen, Charles Brownlow, Poppy Bennett, Vitoria de Souza, and Harry Candlish.
