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Contribution short abstract:

The anthropological film project with the working title Lacrosse Returned Home is a continuation of the film trilogy by Lívia Šavelková, Milan Durňak and Tomáš Petráň (Lacrosse - lt´s a way of life 2014, Global Lacrosse Village 2015, On the Shore 2022) dedicated to the anthropology of sport.

Contribution long abstract:

In their films, the authors reflect on the changing forms of indigenous activities and the various influences shaping the spread and sportization of lacrosse in continental Europe. The previous films show the important role of the Czech Republic in the development of box lacrosse in Europe, as well as its role in the recognition of the game's indigenous roots and indigenous sovereignties.

In 2015, the filmmakers, along with the Czech national lacrosse team, traveled to the World Indoor Box Lacrosse Championships, held for the first time on Haudenosaunee territory, from which lacrosse has spread around the world.

The theme of the film is cross-cultural encounters, in which the members of the Czech team encounter for the first time the social and cultural history and ubiquity of lacrosse in indigenous territories. This follows the visit of the national Haudenosaunee team, who first traveled to the Czech Republic in 2011 when the World Championship was held in Prague.

The new film is currently in the process of editing and is expected to be completed in 2023.

In the film, the filmmakers bring new perspectives on lacrosse as a specific phenomenon, and at the same time they would like to present a different form of audiovisual representation from those previously used in their previous lacrosse film projects.

During the workshop they would like to reflect and discuss the possibilities of visual-anthropological representations and interpretations in their fourth anthropological film project.

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