New film from the Chair: “One gram of gold”
We are thrilled to share the film ‘One gram of gold’, published in the Journal of Anthropological Films. The film is a collaborative film project, created by Anna Frohn Pedersen, postdoc at the Chair, together with Patric Jude Mkai, Robert Mwenda and Raphael Msuya.
The film is open access and can be watched here
The film is about gold – a global commodity shaping local livelihoods and landscapes across the world. It is about the people who risk their lives in the narrow underground mines and about their struggles for a better future. Raphael Msuya and Robert Mwenda, who work as miners in Northern Tanzania, interview fellow miners and guide us through the gold mining landscape, from the humid underground tunnels to the dusty processing sites. They not only show us the risks, challenges and uncertainties that are embedded in mining but also the hopes and dreams it invokes. Their stories highlight the ambiguity of a sector that is degrading landscapes and endangering lives, but at the same time crucial for providing a livelihood.
With unprecedented high gold prices and rising demand, it seems more pertinent than ever to understand the complex impacts gold mining has on landscapes and livelihoods across regions.
The Journal of Anthropological Films is the only peer-reviewed journal for anthropological films, and with the latest issue dedicated to Earth Day 2025, it sheds light on the adverse impacts of natural resource extraction, highlighting the social and environmental inequalities and power asymmetries that permeate extractive industries today.
All five films that are part of the issue are available here