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  1. Search for the Afghan Girl, The (2003)

    Subject
    Anthropology; History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £7.99

    In 1985, the haunting picture of an enigmatic Afghan refugee girl with startling sea-green eyes graced the cover of National Geographic magazine and captivated the world. Now years later, the search is on to...

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  2. People’s Century (Parts 22-24) (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Bill Treharne Jones; Ben Loeterman; Anne Moir
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 165 min.

    A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of the ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 22 (producer Anne Moir): By...

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  3. Dispossessed, The (4 Parts) (1991 Video)

    Director
    Ian Stuttard
    Producer
    Ros Franey
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x 60 min.

    A survey of the world refugee situation, highlighting those communities who are falling through the cracks in the old world order while nations try to build a new one.

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  4. Amir (1986 Video)

    Director
    John Baily
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale (video - RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Amir, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, tells his story through music. His work with other musicians and his precarious existence as a refugee are at the centre of the film.

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  5. Herat Films (1983 Video)

    Director
    John Baily
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 107 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 1999 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Three programmes edited from seven hours of Super-8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and 1977. All...

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  6. Sons of Haji Omar (1978 Film)

    Director
    Timothy Asch; Asen Balikci; Eugene Boyko; David Newman; Richard Sorensen
    Producer
    Don Hopkins; Douglas MacDonald; Michael McKennirey
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtun tribal group in north-eastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on this family: Haji Omar, the patriarch, a wealthy settled nomad, determined on...

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  7. Afghan Nomads: The Maldar (1975 Film)

    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    At dawn the caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. In their camp and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads...

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  8. Kirghiz of Afghanistan, The (1975 Film, Video)

    Director
    Charlie Nairn
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Follows a a group of pastoralists living on a bleak mountain plateau in a remote corner of Afghanistan close to the Russian and Chinese borders. The focus of the film is on the remarkable authority and...

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  9. Wheat Cycle (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In Afghanistan the people and their labour are bound to the land in the cycle of activities from the sowing to the harvesting of wheat. Without narration or sub-titles, the film conveys a sense of unity...

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  10. Afghan Village, An (1974 Film)

    Director
    Herbert DeGioia; David Hancock
    Producer
    Denis Borrow
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Daily life in the village of Aq Kupruk in Afghanistan. Note: Printed materials intended to complement the observational approach used in the filming of this series are in preparation.

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