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In Kahnawake, the hometown of Mohawk director Tracey Deer (Mohawk Girls), there are two unspoken rules: Don’t marry a non-Native, and never, ever have a child with a non-Native. In a community where tribal...
For filmmaker Marjan Tehrani and her brother Alex, growing up Iranian-American has always meant being caught between two worlds. With unique perspective and intimate storytelling, Tehrani brings to life a...
Records the preparations for the wedding of two sisters in eastern Sumatra in December 1996, emphasising the importance of the role of women in the village. Shows ritual exchanges of textiles and cakes, and...
In many cultures marriage is not just a pact between man and woman for sexual access and procreation. Customs are unique within societies and are often related to the economy.
NAGAYATI, which means ‘be in peace’, explores the arts and architecture of the Gabra nomads in northern Kenya. The Gabra are one of the nomadic peoples living in the desert of the central part of...
The Hamar people are an isolated people living in the dry scrubland of south-western Ethiopia. These programmes concentrate on the proud and outspoken Hamar women. 1 (1990): A young widow, an unmarried girl...
While on holiday in Greece Eleni, who lived with her Aunt Martha’s family in Martin, Tennessee, met Dimitrius, who was living and working with his father in their Greek village in Epirus. They fell in love...
In 1973 and 1974, David and Judith MacDougall spent 14 months observing and filming the Turkana people of East Africa. This part of their film trilogy is an inquiry into the Turkana view of marriage through...
The Turkana are a group of semi-nomadic pastoralists who inhabit a harsh environment of dry thorn country in north-western Kenya. The film chronicles a series of events which surrounds the marriage of...
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