Anthropology Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1952
    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    01952HD

    Amazônia Indomável
  • 1913
    Race Memories

    Race Memories

    Race Memories

    01913HD

    Denton, an anthropologist of note, meets by accident a new neighbor, an attractive girl, whose father insists upon her marriage to a man whom he...

    Race Memories
  • 1970
    Wild Honey

    Wild Honey

    Wild Honey

    01970HD

    Wild Honey
  • 1970
    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

    01970HD

    A film about Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Filmed with a Malian crew, cut to the beat of Malian music,...

    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today
  • 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
  • 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