Anthropology Movies

  • 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
  • 2002
    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

    92002HD

    O Arco e a Lira
  • 1900
    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    6.0751900HD

    The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually...

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1994
    TimeWave Zero

    TimeWave Zero

    TimeWave Zero

    4.1671994HD

    Terence McKenna gives us a detailed description of his TimeWave concept and a demonstration of the software Terence originated in his early...

    TimeWave Zero
  • 1925
    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

    In the Land of Giants and Pygmies

    61925HD

    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
  • 1952
    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    01952HD

    Amazônia Indomável
  • 1974
    Baobab Play

    Baobab Play

    Baobab Play

    01974HD

    Children and teenagers throw sticks, berries, and leaves at each other from perches in a large baobab tree.

    Baobab Play
  • 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
  • 2017
    JANBAL

    JANBAL

    JANBAL

    02017HD

    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...

    JANBAL
  • 1970
    Wild Honey

    Wild Honey

    Wild Honey

    01970HD

    Wild Honey
  • 1978
    The Winds of the Milky Way

    The Winds of the Milky Way

    The Winds of the Milky Way

    7.51978HD

    Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relationships of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns,...

    The Winds of the Milky Way
  • 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
  • 2019
    Marked

    Marked

    Marked

    82019HD

    This documentary explores Nigeria's cultural practice of marking, including its origins and meaning as a symbol of identity, beauty and spirituality.

    Marked
  • 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
  • 1996
    Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

    Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

    Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed

    61996HD

    A documentary on the influential anthropologist Margaret Mead. Using never-before-seen archival footage, stills, interviews and dramatic...

    Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
  • 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
  • 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