Framing the OtherIlja Kok, Willem Timmers
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 manner that less of their original authentic 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 tourism has on traditional communities.
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Directed by Ilja Kok, Willem Timmers
Ethiopia, Nederland
2011 25 min.
Engels
No subtitles
Programme
Short docs
credits
Director
Ilja Kok, Willem Timmers
Script
Ilja Kok, Willem Timmers
Producer
Willem Timmers
Production company
I Camera You Productions
Cinematography
Yidnekachew Shumete
Editing
Tracy Pallant, Willem Timmers
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