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37 Uses for a Dead Sheep
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directed by Ben Hopkins (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2006), 1 hour 25 mins
The Pamir Kirghiz are a tribe of some 2,000 people from the Pamir region of Central Asia. For the last 27 years they have lived in exile in Eastern Turkey. In 2005 an Anglo-Turkish film crew arrives in their village to work with the tribe to tell their story. (Winner Basil Wright Film Prize 2007)
directed by Ben Hopkins (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2006), 1 hour 25 mins
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1700 Metres from the Future
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directed by Ulla Rasmussen, fl. 1990 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1990), 1 hour 24 mins
Inhabitants of an isolated settlement called Gásadalur (on the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic) discuss the pending tunnel planned to connect them to the rest of the island. They share their outlooks concerning the future impact it will have on their present way of life and living conditions.
directed by Ulla Rasmussen, fl. 1990 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1990), 1 hour 24 mins
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The Ainu Bear Ceremony
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directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
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Between two Villages (Entre deux Villags Entre Duas Terras)
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directed by Muriel Jaquerod, 1970- and Eduardo Saraiva Pereira, 1868- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2003), 1 hour 34 mins
Between two Villages tells the story of Aldeia da Luz, population of 330, bound to disappear with the construction of the Alqueva dam in the south of Portugal. A new village is being built a few kilometres away as a compensation for the population. The film focuses on the daily life of Aldeia da Luz, with its stro...
directed by Muriel Jaquerod, 1970- and Eduardo Saraiva Pereira, 1868- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2003), 1 hour 34 mins
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Confluences - Emerillon of French Guiana
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directed by Perle Møhl, fl. 2007 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 1 hour 18 mins
Like self-fulfilling prophecies, scientific reports have hitherto depicted the Emerillon of French Guiana as cultureless and doomed to disappear. With this film, an anthropologist proposes to defy these negative images, delving into their world with a lucid description of the down-to-earth and intersubjective cond...
directed by Perle Møhl, fl. 2007 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 1 hour 18 mins
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Confluences - Emerillon of French Guiana (Teacher's Edition)
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directed by Perle Møhl, fl. 2007 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 1 hour 18 mins

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Like self-fulfilling prophecies, scientific reports have hitherto depicted the Emerillon of French Guiana as cultureless and doomed to disappear. With this film, an anthropologist proposes to defy these negative images, delving into their world with a lucid description of the...

directed by Perle Møhl, fl. 2007 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 1 hour 18 mins
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Cuyagua, The Devil Dancers: Cuyagua Part I
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directed by Georges Drion, fl. 1985 and Paul Henley, fl. 1969, in Cuyagua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 41 mins
The men of the Afro-Caribbean population of Cuyagua enact a ritual that occurs 60 days after Easter. The film is a portrait of two men who direct the devil dancing. They tell the history of the village, the organisation of devil dancing, and stories associated with the Devil. The film also focuses on the intriguin...
directed by Georges Drion, fl. 1985 and Paul Henley, fl. 1969, in Cuyagua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 41 mins
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Cuyagua, The Saint With Two Faces: Cuyagua Part II
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directed by Georges Drion, fl. 1985 and Paul Henley, fl. 1969, in Cuyagua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 42 mins
The Feast of St John the Baptist begins two or three weeks after Corpus Christi, on June 23rd. According to biblical tradition, St John lived in the desert, renouncing the pleasures of this world. But the people of Cuyagua think of him as a flamboyantly dressed young man, with a passion for making merry. Although...
directed by Georges Drion, fl. 1985 and Paul Henley, fl. 1969, in Cuyagua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 42 mins
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Disappearing World, A Clearing in the Jungle
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directed by Charlie Nairn, fl. 1974; produced by Charlie Nairn, fl. 1974, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1970), 40 mins
In common with many other Indian groups in South America, the culture of the Panare Indians of Venezuela is threatened by their almost daily contact with neighbouring creoles, Spanish-speaking peasants. However, in spite of nearly fifty years of interaction, their culture has remained distinctively Indian. The fil...
directed by Charlie Nairn, fl. 1974; produced by Charlie Nairn, fl. 1974, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1970), 40 mins
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Disappearing World, Embera: The End of the Road
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1971), 50 mins
The way of life of the 10,000 Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia, South American, is threatened by the encroachments of Negro Libres (descendants of freed slaves) and by the expansion of the Pan-American highway which cuts through their land. The film's main concern is to show the effects of i...
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1971), 50 mins
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