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Alpine and foreign cultures

Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions

Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Auf den Spuren der Nomaden (Teil 1): Die Augen des Wolfes”

Tim Cope starts his journey on horseback in the former capital Karakorum following the traces of Genghis Khan in Mongolia. This is also the homeland of this legendary warrior. Here one has always traded with horses, and time has always been... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E/D), Tim Cope (Australien) 43 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Auf den Spuren der Nomaden (Teil 2): Gottes vergessenes Land”

Tim Cope, the young Australian adventurer following the footsteps of the great conqueror Genghis Khan has already travelled 1500km on his journey from Mongolia to Hungary and has reached the Altai Mountains in Kazakhstan. In the next months he has... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E/D), Tim Cope (Australien) 43 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Auf den Spuren der Nomaden (Teil 3): Am Scheideweg”

Together with his horses and his dog Tigon, Tim Cope arrives in the Ukraine after a long journey full of privations. In the last 20 months he has travelled 4000km. His next goal is the Black Sea. After many months alone in the steppe, Tim returns... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E/D), Tim Cope (Australien) 43 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Dolma du Bout du Monde (Dolma am Ende der Welt)”

Dolma and her family live on the banks of the river Zanskar in the Himalayas. 180 kilometres away, her husband Stanzin leads the caravans along dangerous routes and dreams of becoming a singer. The family’s destiny is linked to the river which in... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (F/D), Véronique, Anne & Erik Lapied (Frankreich) 65 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Bhutan - Unterwegs zum Volk der Laya”

In the Himalayas, the small people of the Laya has been living for 500 years in one of the remotest valleys of Buthan. The camera team had to achieve a strenuous foot march lasting several days to reach their villages located at an altitude of... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Peter Weinert (Deutschland) 44 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Auf den Spuren der Nomaden (Teil 4): Die letzte Hürde”

The unexpected death of his father almost made Tim give up. After four months of interruption the young adventurer following the footsteps of the great conqueror Genghis Khan is back again with his horses and his faithful dog Tigon, who... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E/D), Tim Cope (Australien) 43 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Chadar, the Ice Trail”

Zanskar is a hidden high valley in the Indian Himalayas. Embedded between 7000m high summits, this area can only be reached in summer on foot trails across mountain passes. In winter, the valley would be cut off from the world, if the low... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Jean-Michel Corillion (Frankreich) 52 min
“Wheels 4 Life - The Film: A Story About Giving” (außer Konkurrenz)

This film chronicles the impact of bicycles on the people in a valley in Tanzania. “Wheels 4 Life”, a non-profit charity founded by mountain biking legend Hans Rey, gives bicycles to people in need of transportation in developing countries... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E), Hans Rey (USA) 37 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Bhutan - A search for happiness”

Wandering through the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan where people worship all living things is a story of happiness. Internal peace is valued here more than a craving for worldly pleasures, and harmony with nature is the supreme principle. A... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E), Pavol Barabáš (Slowakei) 33 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Faszination Bergkristall - Schätze der Alpen”

Rock crystals have fascinated mankind for centuries. We accompany three crystal seekers on their adventurous and risky treasure quest in the Alps. The Swiss Dosi Venzin has been wandering in the solitude of the mountains for 40 years, and he is... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Jochen Schmoll, Claus Hanischdörfer (Deutschland) 45 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Mustang - Journey of Transformation”

Lost in time, the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. But, long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to survive and the center of their culture, the fifteenth... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (E), Will Parrinello (USA) 28 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Kampf um Amazonien – Die Internet Indianer”

“The Internet is our weapon. We are no more fighting with arrow and bow”, declares Benki Piyako, the son of the chieftain of the Ashaninka Indians in the Brazilian rain forests of the Amazonas. The Ashaninka live in the border region of Brazil and... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Ilka Franzmann (Deutschland) 43 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Der Adlerweg”

Starting in St. Johann in Tyrol, passing the Wilder Kaiser, running across several mountain ranges such as the Karwendel, the Adlerweg (Eagle Track) leads to St. Anton on the Arlberg. The filmmaker Florian Guthknecht has hiked over 300 kilometers... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Florian Guthknecht (Deutschland) 45 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Duell am Amazonas - Bei den Kalapalo-Indianernd”

Following an invitation by the Brazilian Kalapalo Amazonas Indians, the filmmaker Roland Garve participated in their yearly Yawari festivity. He had already been there once, and had participated in the quite dangerous wrestling matches. At that... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Andreas K. Richter, Roland Garve (Deutschland) 45 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Karelien - Wo Russland finnisch ist”

Sergei is growing up in the tiny village Venehjärvi in Russian Karelia, the village itself only consisting of seven souls. Karelia is deemed to be the cradle of the Finnish culture, and still today, the Karelia people live in the middle of... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Petteri Saario, Juha Taskinen (Deutschland) 44 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Die neuen Nomaden von Kirgisistan”

The Kirghiz Bachit lives on traditional pasture management. The pastures around the villages are all cropped after the winter, and the animals have to be led to a new land. Therefore, every year in May, Bachit drives together his herds of cows,... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Wolfgang Mertin (Deutschland) 52 min
Contributions which deal with ethnological topics and cultures worthy of protection in Alpine and foreign regions “Timbuktus verschollenes Erbe”

„Timbuktu“ – this term stands for the myth of the „end of the world“, for a mystic place full of opulence in the middle of the desert, inaccessible for Europeans. Timbuktu was not only a rich trading centre for Tuareg caravans, who brought salt,... more

  Alpine and foreign cultures (D), Lutz Gregor (Deutschland) 43 min