Anthropology Movies

  • 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
  • 2013
    Residence

    Residence

    Residence

    02013HD

    This is the story of Dona Virginia, an elderly woman who awaits the expropriation of her house. Year after year, the government threatens to destroy...

    Residence
  • 1982
    Asante Market Women

    Asante Market Women

    Asante Market Women

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    As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and...

    Asante Market Women
  • 1970
    N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game

    N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game

    N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game

    01970HD

    Women from three separate Ju/'hoan bands have gathered at a mangetti grove at !O to play an intense game in which under-tones of social and personal...

    N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game
  • 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
  • 2025
    Darwin's Darlings

    Darwin's Darlings

    Darwin's Darlings

    02025HD

    Standing near the reptile section in a zoo we can learn a lot about the animals on both sides of the separating glass.

    Darwin's Darlings
  • 2024
    Stone and bag

    Stone and bag

    Stone and bag

    02024HD

    The film delves into the work processes of an archaeological team from the Aranzadi Science Society at the San Adrián Tunnel site....

    Stone and bag
  • 1970
    Black Fire

    Black Fire

    Black Fire

    81970HD

    Long thought to be the first film ever made by an Indigenous filmmaker, Black Fire examines the situation of First Nations people in the early 1970s...

    Black Fire
  • 1952
    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

    5.21952HD

    Explores the themes of trance and dance in the rituals and religion of Bali. The famous Kris Dance is performed.

    Trance and Dance in Bali
  • 2021
    Nest

    Nest

    Nest

    42021HD

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

    Nest
  • 2007
    1968 with Tom Brokaw

    1968 with Tom Brokaw

    1968 with Tom Brokaw

    4.52007HD

    In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in politics. Martin Luther King...

    1968 with Tom Brokaw
  • 1970
    The Shepherdess

    The Shepherdess

    The Shepherdess

    01970HD

    “The shepherdess” is a short ethnographic film inspired by Joyce, an 80 year old woman who has spent her whole life farming in Eastern...

    The Shepherdess
  • 2017
    Archipelago

    Archipelago

    Archipelago

    5.92017HD

    Men and women in the Horn of Africa and adjiacent regions of the Middle East tell stories of their relationships and contacts with demons and spirits...

    Archipelago
  • 1926
    The Gorilla Hunt

    The Gorilla Hunt

    The Gorilla Hunt

    01926HD

    Mr. Burbridge's party slew three giant gorillas, one weighing something like 450 pounds. Two of these were sent to the Belgian Government and one to...

    The Gorilla Hunt
  • 1974
    Ongka's Big Moka

    Ongka's Big Moka

    Ongka's Big Moka

    01974HD

    The film follows Ongka's struggles to accumulate huge numbers of pigs and other items of value to present at a Moka ceremony to another tribe.

    Ongka's Big Moka
  • 2015
    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

    72015HD

    Mankind from Space is an epic journey of discovery. Using mind-boggling data and CGI, it traces humankind’s story from hunter-gatherer to...

    Mankind From Space
  • 2021
    Séfar, A City of Mysteries

    Séfar, A City of Mysteries

    Séfar, A City of Mysteries

    102021HD

    Séfar (in Arabic: سيفار) is an ancient city in the heart of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range in Algeria, more...

    Séfar, A City of Mysteries
  • 2013
    The Fall of Womenland

    The Fall of Womenland

    The Fall of Womenland

    02013HD

    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
  • 1997
    Himalayan Herders

    Himalayan Herders

    Himalayan Herders

    01997HD

    John Bishop and Naomi Bishop present a portrait a peculiar life style of the Himalayan indigenous Sherpa people in their documentary , the Himalayan...

    Himalayan Herders
  • 2021
    Filme Hõkrepöj

    Filme Hõkrepöj

    Filme Hõkrepöj

    52021HD

    A deep dive into contemporary Brazilian music. Guided by the composer, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Kilza Setti and the Hésperides...

    Filme Hõkrepöj