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59 All the World's a Stage
All the World's a Stage
19:00, Friday 03nd July, Theatre B
- Director: Nirmal Chander (IND)
- Year: 2008
- Run time: 60'
- Format: DVCAM, PAL
“We are often called 'Negroes'… People shout, ‘Hey, darkie! Come here.’ ”
The Sidis came to India from East Africa 800 years ago. Centuries of discrimination have pushed them down the socio-economic ladder but their unique devotional music has given them a strong sense of identity.
All The World's A Stage weaves together the lives and aspirations of a motley group of men who form an internationally successful performance group called SIDI GOMA. The film celebrates the joyous energy of their songs and dances, while tracing their struggle to survive in a world that threatens to marginalize them even further.
About this Festival
Sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland (RAI) since 1985, it is an itinerant festival that moves biennially from one university host to another, in association with local community and cultural organisations.
The festival was held from Wednesday July 1st to Saturday July 4th 2009, and included over 50 hours of screenings of new films, a major international conference, and a targeted selection of events focusing on anthropological ethics in filmmaking, youth participatory film, and archiving ethnographic film.
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