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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Riots - Punjab Troubles Continue

Date released

22 Sep 1947

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

955

NoS ID

014675

Story no

8 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Riots - Punjab Troubles Continue. DESCRIPTION: A curfew was adopted in Delhi to help keep the communal fighting under control. The refugee problem is immense and smallpox and cholera...

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Djungguwan at Gurka’Wuy (5 Parts) (1990 Video)

Director

Ian Dunlop

Producer

Ian Dunlop

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Hire, 5 videocassettes. VHS. col. 233 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT+p&p) each part

A film about the Yolngu of north-east Arnhem land, their land and their religion. Dundiway Wanambi is a leader of the Marrakulu clan of Aboriginal of north-east Arnhem Land. In 1976 he invited Ian Dunlop to...

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Festa for San Gabriel, A (198 Video)

Director

Gregory Barrow; Paul Sant Cassia

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 43 min.

Documents aspects of the preparations for the annual village festa in honour of the patron saints (The Madonna and St Gabriel) of a village in Malta. Looks at the week prior to the celebration and the festa...

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Saving the Sun

Date released

30 May 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1930

NoS ID

026453

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Saving the Sun. DESCRIPTION: A remarkable religious ceremony in India during the eclipse of the sun by the moon. Hindus believe a spirit ceases the sun and they pray for its...

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Uncle Poison (1998 Video)

aka: Tio Veneno

Director

Ricardo Leizaola

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

A portrait of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community’s Easter celebrations in modern Caracas, Venezuela. Shows the role of healer Benito Reyes as mediator between the social,...

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Cathedrals: Wakefield, Wells and Southwark (2013)

Director

Richard Alwyn

Producer

Richard Alwyn

Subject

Architecture; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 60 minutes), £40.00

Documentary series. In this series of three films, documentary film maker, Richard Alwyn, goes behind the scenes in three of England’s Church of England Cathedrals - Wakefield, Wells and Southwark. Each...

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Introduction to Palaeography (3 Parts) (1972 Film, Video)

Director

Nicholas Pronay

Subject

Archaeology; Librarianship; Linguistics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The series gives the student an opportunity of teaching himself the basic techniques of palaeography. Shots of original manuscripts are combined with animation techniques to show the derivation of letter...

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Hamlet and His Problems (2003 Film)

Director

Allison L. LiCalsi

Producer

Ralph Toporoff

Independent short. Stephen Linton is a classically trained stage actor who has made the transition to Hollywood stardom. His fame has made him plenty of money but his poor choice of roles has brought him...

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Walbiri Ritual at Ngama (1966 Film)

Director

Roger Sandall

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Ngama is a Walbiri ritual centre near Yuendumu some 200 miles northwest of Alice Springs in Central Australia. It is distinguished by a large rock painting of a snake, and much of the associated ritual is...

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Royal Tour - The Queen in Adelaide

Date released

5 Apr 1954

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1296

NoS ID

019142

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Royal Tour - Queen in Adelaide. DESCRIPTION: Adelaide was gaily decorated for the visit of Her Majesty and the Duke and cheering crowds gave them a great welcome. At Whyalla...

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