RAI Launch of the Film: KANRAXEL – The Confluence of Agnack

A UNIQUE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN A SETTING TOO OFTEN PORTRAYED AS TRIBAL, ISOLATED AND UNDERDEVELOPED.

Agnack is a place where both rivers and people converge in the most stunning of ways – a place where it is considered perfectly normal to speak a minimum of six languages. For the first time in history the people of Agnack allowed cameras to film as they prepare for an unforgettable event that gives a visually enticing record of local religion, focused on honouring the ancestors. As every single aspect of life in Agnack and the wider region, the anniversary of death celebrations with the film culminates are thickly multilingual and testify of the interconnectedness and cosmopolitanism of this area, where diversity and multilingualism are centuries old.

You can request a copy of the film for public screenings or educational purposes by emailing Royal Anthropological Institute film@therai.org.uk * All profits made from the sale of this film through RAI will go to the association of the inhabitants of Agnack Grand. You can purchase your own copy or stream from anywhere in the world on your mobile device, tablet or tv through Vimeo on demand.