UK, 2013, 45 min
Johannes Sjoberg
27.01.2013 11:00
Johannes Sjoberg will present ethnofiction which is used as a complementary approach to anthropological research and representation. Ethnographer´s informants improvise their cultural knowledge in front of camera, revealing aspects of culture that would be hard to uncover and represent with traditional anthropological research methods.
The language of communication is English.
UK, 2010, 57 min
Johannes Sjoberg
27.01.2013 11:45
The film focuses on identity and discrimination in everyday lives of transgendered Brazilians living in Sao Paulo. Fabia Mirassos projects her life through the role of Meg, a transsexual hairdresser confronting intolerance and re-living memories of abuse. Savana 'Bibi' Meirelles plays Zilda who makes her living as one of the many transgendered sex workers in Sao Paulo, as she struggles to find her way out of prostitution.
England, 2012, 24 min
Chloe Symonds
25.01.2013 22:40
What´sa nice Girl Like YOu doing in place like this? At a time when strippers are alternately viewed as victims of a patriarchal society or as ampowered feminist icons, this film follows two exotic dancers as they reflect upon their experiences of the industry, and contemplate how their job has affected their identities, touchign upon issues of gender, they body, and self hood.
Chloe Symonds having studied Social Anthropology as an undergraduate. She received the Arts and Humanities Research Council Scholarship to undertake a Master´s degree studying Visual Anthropology at Manchester University´s Granada centre.
Director: Chloe Symons
Production: Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Language of dialogues: English
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