Anthropology Movies
- 1896
Repas d'indiens
Repas d'indiens41896HD
Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.
- 2018
Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba
Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba02018HD
- 1969
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen01969HD
Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In...
- 1952
Amazônia Indomável
Amazônia Indomável01952HD
- 2009
African Spirit
African Spirit02009HD
A documentary survey of Ethiopia that samples the fascinating people and places spanning one of the most diverse nations in Africa.
- 2015
The Taste of the Name
The Taste of the Name02015HD
Borrowing from an anthropological study initiated through the University of California in 1969, The Taste of The Name is a fantasia on universality....
- 1952
Trance and Dance in Bali
Trance and Dance in Bali5.21952HD
Explores the themes of trance and dance in the rituals and religion of Bali. The famous Kris Dance is performed.
- 2017
JANBAL
JANBAL02017HD
From time immemorial, the people of the island used to leave the clothes of their dead to the sea, so that the mother of the sea could turn them into...
- 2008
Big Science - Was Tiere denken
Big Science - Was Tiere denken02008HD
- 1962
A Joking Relationship
A Joking Relationship01962HD
This film depicts a moment of flirtation between N!ai, the young wife of /Gunda, and her great-uncle /Ti!kay. The two share a "joking relationship,"...
- 2021
Filme Hõkrepöj
Filme Hõkrepöj52021HD
A deep dive into contemporary Brazilian music. Guided by the composer, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Kilza Setti and the Hésperides...
- 2022
When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women
When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women02022HD
An anthropological documentary that gives voice to the Orokavia women in Papua New Guinea and shows their daily lives.
- 2021
Nest
Nest42021HD
The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chilean coast, forcing the inhabitants and...
- 2008
A vodou memory
A vodou memory02008HD
Marianne Lehmann, born in Switzerland in 1936, married a Haitian and moved to Port-au-Prince in 1957. Fascinated by voodoo cult objects, she began...
- 2018
Etched in Bone
Etched in Bone02018HD
Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948...
- 2013
The Fall of Womenland
The Fall of Womenland02013HD
The Fall of Womenland is a fascinating documentary on the unique sexual culture of the Mosuo people — a small minority situated in the...
- 2002
O Arco e a Lira
O Arco e a Lira92002HD
- 1925
In the Land of Giants and Pygmies
In the Land of Giants and Pygmies61925HD
IN THE LAND OF GIANT PYGMIES, a diary of Aurelio Rossi's 1925 trek into the immense Belgian Congo, preserves a long-gone-Colonial-era wonder at...
- 2003
Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!
Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!02003HD
Several filmmakers discuss the introduction of Western modes of communication, especially film, to native cultures. While these tools can help a...
- 2011
TBIHA
TBIHA02011HD
A short film on Gnawa trance shot in south Morocco.