Gathering Firewood (2024)
The film follows a group of Nenets women gathering firewood in a snow-covered tundra. This film is part of a larger Yamal Nenets Series, which explores the daily life of nomadic reindeer pastoralists on the Yamal peninsula in Western Siberia during the calving period in the spring. The footage for the series was captured during a three-month period of ethnographic fieldwork in 1999.
Director: Liivo Niglas
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 30 min
Release Date: January 1, 2024
Original Language: en
Keywords
ethnographic film
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Gathering Firewood about?
- The film follows a group of Nenets women gathering firewood in a snow-covered tundra. This film is part of a larger Yamal Nenets Series, which explores the daily life of nomadic reindeer pastoralists on the Yamal peninsula in Western Siberia during the calving period in the spring. The footage for the series was captured during a three-month period of ethnographic fieldwork in 1999.
- Who directed Gathering Firewood?
- Gathering Firewood was directed by Liivo Niglas.
- How long is Gathering Firewood?
- Gathering Firewood has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).
- What genre is Gathering Firewood?
- Gathering Firewood is a Documentary film.