2011 PROGRAMME
Around the World in 90 Films
Plan your days! Explore the full film and sessions programme with prize screenings, workshops, special events. Consult the interactive map of film locations in 38 countries.
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FILM PRIZES AND AWARDS
The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to announce that the following Film Prizes have been awarded at the 12th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, London, 23rd - 26th June 2011.
FORMER RAI FESTIVALS
11th RAI Film Festival, 2009
CTCC, Leeds Metropolitan University
10th RAI Film Festival, 2007
GCVA, The University of Manchester
7th RAI Film Festival, 2000
SOAS, University of London
Men of Words #33
15:00 hrs, Thursday 23rd June, Roberts G08
Student film
Director / Anthropologist: Johanne Ihle
Year of Release: 2009
Duration: 23 mins
Country of Production: Yemen, UK
Location: Yemen
Language: Arabic (English sub)
Production: Granada Center for Visual Anthropology, The University of Manchester
Men of Words explores how an ancient tradition of exchanging poetry on the Arabian Peninsula is still used as a means of discussing contemporary social and political issues in Yemen. The film touches upon issues such as the social meaning of words in Yemen, circulation of the spoken word, and verbal art as a way of obtaining freedom of speech in a country that faces a bleak future dominated by poverty and political instability. Through the poems the viewer gains insight into some of the daily challenges of everyday life in Yemen, such as missing rain, regional politics and love.