Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021. Bang the drum / director, William Nitzky ; producer, William Nitzky.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in to protect the heritage, the life of the bronze drum takes on a new meaning and becomes an icon for to...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | Chinese English |
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[London], England :
Royal Anthropological Institute,
2020.
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| Series: | Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021
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| Genre/Form: | Documentary films. Short films. |
| Summary: | For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in to protect the heritage, the life of the bronze drum takes on a new meaning and becomes an icon for tourist performances. Bang the Drum traces the path that heritage takes in a changing China. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 22, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (28 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:27:52 |
| Language: | In Chinese with English subtitles. |