Anthropology Movies

  • 1952
    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017
    JANBAL

    JANBAL

    JANBAL

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    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
  • 1974
    Ongka's Big Moka

    Ongka's Big Moka

    Ongka's Big Moka

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    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
  • 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
  • 1952
    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

    Amazônia Indomável

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    Amazônia Indomável
  • 1994
    TimeWave Zero

    TimeWave Zero

    TimeWave Zero

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

    TimeWave Zero
  • 1998
    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

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    In 1810, 20 year old Sara Baartman got on a boat from Cape Town to London, unaware that she would never see her home again, or that she would become...

    The Life and Times of Sara Baartman
  • 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
  • 2015
    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

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    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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2014
    Stonehenge Empire

    Stonehenge Empire

    Stonehenge Empire

    02014HD

    For centuries, Stonehenge has been cloaked in mystery. Who built it? How did they do it? Why did they do it and what is its significance? Now, a team...

    Stonehenge Empire
  • 2025
    Grandma in Two Dimensions: Memories, Images and Stories of Faith

    Grandma in Two Dimensions: Memories, Images and Stories of Faith

    Grandma in Two Dimensions: Memories, Images and Stories of Faith

    02025HD

    A young anthropologist reflects on her late grandmother's religious background.

    Grandma in Two Dimensions: Memories, Images and Stories of Faith