In ancient Rome, rich urban dwellers hired the services of scythe singers to forget the stress of the city. Since then, the myth of the 'noble savage' has been perpetuated. Do ethnographic films play that role today? Is it an important function of television or, on contrary, should the filmmakers work in the sense of demystification?
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A little village, 2,000 km apart from the Artic Pole: Ust Awan, on the peninsula Taymar. The Soviet Union tried to create a new socialistic human being out there,… -
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The mythical songs and shamanistic rituals of the Nganasan reflect in the young shaman apprentice as he moves through past – present – future. The knowledge…