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Africa (2/2)
African society, politics and history including award-winning ethnographic films by David MacDougall, stories of Apartheid and subsequent reconciliation, and issues relating to the AIDS epidemic and development problems.
TURKANA CONVERSATIONS
1989 (G)
A trilogy of award-winning films by David and Judith MacDougall on semi-nomadic camel herders of north-western Kenya. more
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WEDDING CAMELS, THE
1979 (G) 108 min
This film explores the relationships between wedding negotiations, dispersed kin groups bound together by reciprocal livestock obligations, and the significance of these marital alliances in a harsh environment. Unfolding events reveal the delicate balance between the economics of the domestic groups involved and the self-respect... more
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WIFE AMONG WIVES, A
1979 (G) 72 min
An investigation of how the Turkana, and especially Turkana women, view marriage. more
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WING AND A PRAYER, A
2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min
Five women from Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan discuss how they have embraced the Australian way of life while still maintaining a close connection with their cultural heritage. more
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WRONG SIDE OF THE BUS
2009 (PG) 56 min
Sidney Bloch, a professor of psychiatry, returns to South Africa from Melbourne for his medical school reunion. He's determined to resolve his guilt for colluding with Apartheid that has troubled him for forty years. He's accompanied by his teenage son, Aaron, who turns out to be his harshest critic. more
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