Framing the Other
Verzio9 FF Submission. Duration: 00:25:00 The Mursi tribe lives in the basin of the Omo River in the south of the East African state of Ethiopia. The women are known for placing large plates in their lower lips and wearing enormous, richly decorated earrings. Every year hundreds of Western tourists...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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Kok, Ilja ; Timmers, Willem ; Bowers, Keith
2011
Netherlands |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:a83e3752-b227-4f2b-8b3b-2d254cc792dd |
| Summary: | Verzio9 FF Submission.
Duration: 00:25:00
The Mursi tribe lives in the basin of the Omo River in the south of the East African state of Ethiopia. The women are known for placing large plates in their lower lips and wearing enormous, richly decorated earrings. Every year hundreds of Western tourists come to see the unusually adorned natives; posing for camera-toting visitors has become the main source of income for the Mursi. To make more money, they embellish their "costumes" and finery in such a way that little of their authentic, original culture remains. The film contrasts the views of Mursi women and those of Dutch tourists preparing for a meeting. This humorous and at the same time chilling film shows the destructive impact of tourism on traditional communities. |
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| Published: | 2011 |