Anthropology Movies

  • 2024
    Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman

    Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman

    Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman

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    One of the most significant cases in European archaeology is the grave of the shaman woman of Bad Dürrenberg, a key finding of the last...

    Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman
  • 2019
    Bamboo Theatre

    Bamboo Theatre

    Bamboo Theatre

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    This film is a portrait of unique cultural space for Spirits, Gods and People. While permanent theatres are commonly built in most cosmopolitan...

    Bamboo Theatre
  • 1965
    The Pottery Makers

    The Pottery Makers

    The Pottery Makers

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    Raymundo Gleyzer's documentary on o community of Pottery Makers in the west of Cordoba province in Argentina who create pieces to sell to the...

    The Pottery Makers
  • 2008
    Big Science - Was Tiere denken

    Big Science - Was Tiere denken

    Big Science - Was Tiere denken

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    Big Science - Was Tiere denken
  • 1925
    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

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    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...

    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies
  • 2004
    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

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    Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
  • 2018
    The Sea Stares at Us from Afar

    The Sea Stares at Us from Afar

    The Sea Stares at Us from Afar

    5.62018HD

    Huelva, Spain, an isolated region lost in time. The grass, the sand and the sky are the same that those foreigners saw in the spring of 1895, when...

    The Sea Stares at Us from Afar
  • 1978
    Sons of Haji Omar

    Sons of Haji Omar

    Sons of Haji Omar

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    Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar,...

    Sons of Haji Omar
  • 1983
    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

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    "Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology,...

    Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
  • 2002
    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

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    O Arco e a Lira
  • 2018
    Carving Thy Faith

    Carving Thy Faith

    Carving Thy Faith

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    A five-year visual ethnography of traditional yet practical orchestration of Semana Santa in a small town where religious woodcarving is the...

    Carving Thy Faith
  • 1972
    Congo

    Congo

    Congo

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    An experimental ethnographic documentary that criticizes the colonizer view of anthropology.

    Congo
  • 2021
    Nest

    Nest

    Nest

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    The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chilean coast, forcing the inhabitants and...

    Nest
  • 2013
    The Fall of Womenland

    The Fall of Womenland

    The Fall of Womenland

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    The Fall of Womenland is a fascinating documentary on the unique sexual culture of the Mosuo people — a small minority situated in the...

    The Fall of Womenland
  • 2015
    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

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    The Danube Delta in Romania - the 'Last European Sanctuary’ - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While major efforts are made to protect...

    Swamp Dialogues
  • 1997
    Cracks in the Mask

    Cracks in the Mask

    Cracks in the Mask

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    A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their...

    Cracks in the Mask
  • 1970
    Inside the Khmer Rouge

    Inside the Khmer Rouge

    Inside the Khmer Rouge

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    Inside the Khmer Rouge takes an in-depth look at the history, domination, and current status of the Khmer Rouge (a Communist regime) in Cambodia. The...

    Inside the Khmer Rouge
  • 2024
    Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late

    Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late

    Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late

    02024HD

    "Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late" is a feature-length ethnographic film that envisions social rejuvenation and collective convalescence in the...

    Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late
  • 2011
    Cartas do Kuluene

    Cartas do Kuluene

    Cartas do Kuluene

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    Cartas do Kuluene
  • 2018
    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    02018HD

    Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948...

    Etched in Bone