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
Ustad Rahim #123
16:00 hrs, Saturday 25th June, Roberts G08
Director / Anthropologist: John Baily
Year of Release: 2010
Duration: 55 mins
Country of Production: UK
Location: Herat, Afghanistan
Language: Dari (English sub)
Production: AMU, Goldsmiths
Ustad Rahim was a master of the Afghan rubab, a double-chambered plucked lute with sympathetic strings. In an observational cinema style, we witness Ustad Rahim in a variety of contexts, including a guided tour of the photos in his music room that recount his musical career, being at home with his wife and children, showing off his pigeons, erecting the tombstone for his father’s grave and teaching and playing the rubab. Of particular interest is the gormani ritual, a gathering of musicians, where Rahim accepts a new student. The film ends with a heartfelt affirmation of his love of the rubab.