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Title Socotra : the island of Djinns / Siwa Productions ; director, Jordi Esteva
Published London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (65 min.)
Series Academic Video Online
Summary The film is the story of a journey across the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Yemen. Socotra is isolated during the monsoon season, when it is impossible to land on it. This isolation has preserved a unique environment. Frankincense and myrrh trees grow freely. Ahmed Afrar, his companions and three cameleers with their animals trek to the mountains before the rainy season. During the trip, the Socotrians tell stories by the fire. During the night, the conversation turns to legends of djinns and monstrous snakes that dwell in the cavernous interior of the island
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed September 28, 2018)
In Arabic with English subtitles
Subject Travel.
Folklore -- Yemen (Arab Republic) -- Socotra
Travel
travel.
Folklore
Manners and customs
Travel
Socotra (Yemen)
Socotra (Yemen) -- Social life and customs
Socotra (Yemen) -- Description and travel
Yemen (Republic) -- Socotra
Genre/Form documentary film.
Documentary films
Ethnographic films
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Form Streaming video
Author Esteva, Jordi, 1951- director.
Siwa Productions, production company.