Daughters of Anatolia Portrait of a Nomadic Goat Herding Family
A singular portrait of a nomadic goat herding family in Turkey whose livelihood and traditions are being threatened by an increasingly urbanized world.
Official Selection at the Society for Visual Anthropology Conference. Official Selection at the Trento Film Festival, Ethnographic Section.
"DAUGHTERS OF ANATOLIA successfully captures the sensory experiences of nomadic life, and shines when documenting the work of women in herding families ... It offers a gentle meditation on the soon-to-be-lost nomadic life - what defines its beauty and connection to nature, as well as its unavoidable challenges." - Al Jadid
Running Time
56 mins
Year
2015
Kanopy ID
4090633
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