DOCNZ: The New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival

 
 

Ethnic

Displaying 1-10 of 10 films.

  
  • All White in Barking

    UK All White in Barking probes the attitudes of Barking’s white residents toward their new neighbours, characterised by unexamined (and often comic) prejudices.

  • Carmen Meets Borat

    The Netherlands A gypsy village is suddenly confronted with huge dilemmas after they are portrayed as backward people from Kazachstan in the film Borat.

  • Cuban Song

    Canada A lyrical portrait of Cuban life with gorgeous framing, editing and sound. We are carried to the heart of the city through music, singing, dancing, work and leisure.

  • Enta Omri

    Israel Enta Omri, the greatest Arabic song of all time, originally sung by Egyptian songstress Umm Kulthoum, is revisited in this cinematic audiovisual journey.

  • Goleshovo

    UK, Bulgaria A lyrical and hauntingly beautiful film about life and death in the forgotten and derelict town of Goleshovo, Bulgaria.

  • Hair India

    Italy The journey of a young Indian woman’s hair donated to the Temple; sold and converted into hair extensions in Italy; and returned to India to satisfy a career woman.

  • Laya Project

    India Laya Project is a documentary about the lives and music culture of coastal and surrounding communities in the 2004 tsunami-affected regions.

  • The Mosquito Problem and Other Stories

    Bulgaria Director Andrey Paounov, of Georgi and the Butterflies, tells the epic story of Belene: a tale of ideologies, mass murder, guilt, hope for redemption and mosquitoes.

  • The Real Shaolin

    China/USA The Real Shaolin follows the story of two Chinese and two Westerners who hope to become Kung Fu warriors at Shaolin Temple in China.

  • The Sari Soldiers

    USA, Nepal The film chronicles the lives of 6 very different Nepalese women, illustrating the force of a people’s movement and the role of women in bringing democracy to Nepal.

 
  
 
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