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  1. Tigers Apprentice (2002)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL NTSC, 57 minutes), £50.00 +VAT +p&p

    The story of M. Trinh Nguyen’s journey to her native Vietnam. She observes and documents her great-uncle’s folk medicine practices treating many patients and making his medicines for tumors, leprosy, and...

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  2. They Say We’Re All Winners (2002)

    Director
    Mari Finnestad
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 32 minutes), £50.00

    This documentary follows the Zimbabwean girls’ football team’s visit to Norway to take part in the world’s largest children’s football tournament. The film questions the outcome of this...

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  3. Bridewealth for a Goddess (2000 Video)

    Director
    Chris Owen
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 72 min., 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor. Shot over a period of 15 years, the anthropologists/filmmakers have been participant-observers durng a time of pivotal change...

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  4. Doon School Project Films (5 Parts) (2000)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Education
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 140, 110, 54, 100, 87 minutes), £50.00 each part

    A series of five films by David MacDougall on the Doon School, perhaps the most famous boys’ boarding school in India, located in Dehra Dun in Uttaranchal. The films were made over a period of three years....

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  5. Daba: Na Shaman (1999 Video)

    Director
    Hua Cai
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    After more than a quarter century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began again to openly practise their religion in the early 1990s. Their...

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  6. Divorce Iranian Style (1999)

    Director
    Kim Longinotto
    Subject
    Anthropology; Law; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £12.99 (retail, Secondrun)

    Observes some of the cases brought before the Family Law Courts in Tehran. The three main characters are Jamileh, who punishes her husband for beating her; Ziba, a 16-year-old girl who is trying to get a...

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  7. You Can’t Live with Your Mouth Shut (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 2001 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    On the island of Santiago, in the Cape Verde archipelago, lives Mano Mendi, the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used to accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi...

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  8. Cannibalism (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    This film explores the history of cannibalism around the world and its role in different culture, from ancient Britain to Papua New Guinea, including first-hand accounts, expert interviews and rarely seen...

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  9. Headhunting (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    This film covers the history of human decapitation, featuring the story of two British engineers beheaded by rebels in modern Russia and the psychological and religious implications of contemporary...

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  10. Human Sacrifice (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The FORBIDDEN RITES series looks at rituals considered important and acceptable to one society but...

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