Bunong Guu Oh
Bunong's Birth Practices
Geburtspraktiken der Bunong
Switzerland, June 2010
FILM,
Documentary,
50 min.
- directed by
- Tommi Mendel
- Written by
- Tommi Mendel, Brigitte Nikles
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.tigertoda.ch/BUNONG_GUU_OH.html
On the basis of a social anthropological case study, this film documents the birth practices of the Bunong in Mondulkiri province, located in the northeast of Cambodia. Social, economic, and political changes are transforming the province tremendously and are affecting villagers’ beliefs, perceptions and habits regarding pregnancy, delivery and early motherhood. Traditional midwives, pregnant women, mothers and their families give a personal insight into their present decision-making strategies, which are at the crossroads between tradition and modernity.
credits
- World Premiere
- June 2010
- Original Version
- Multiple languages, Khmer (english subtitles), colour, HD Cam, 50 min.
- Production
- Tigertoda Productions
- Producer
- Tommi Mendel
- directed by
- Tommi Mendel
- Written by
- Tommi Mendel, Brigitte Nikles
- Cinematography
- Tommi Mendel
- Editing
- Tommi Mendel
- Sound Editing
- Tommi Mendel
- Re-Recording Mix
- Tommi Mendel
- Location Sound Mix
- Tommi Mendel
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Documentary Educational Resources
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Tigertoda Productions Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Espiello Muestra de Documental Etnografico, Premio Espiello Rechira for Best Research Work 2011 (Winner)
- International Film Festival Etnofilm Cadca, Slovak Ethnographic Society Award 2010 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Espiello Muestra de Documental Etnografico
01.04.2011 - 09.04.2011 -
International Film Festival Etnofilm Cadca
29.09.2010 - 02.10.2010 -
Kos, 2nd Kos International Health Film Festival
01.09.2010 - 06.09.2010