Anthropology Movies

  • 1906
    Human Apes from the Orient

    Human Apes from the Orient

    Human Apes from the Orient

    11906HD

    The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the...

    Human Apes from the Orient
  • 1979
    Salt: Essence of Life

    Salt: Essence of Life

    Salt: Essence of Life

    01979HD

    Explores the historical and contemporary significance of salt, detailing its extraction from the earth and oceans, its role in food preservation,...

    Salt: Essence of Life
  • 2011
    TBIHA

    TBIHA

    TBIHA

    02011HD

    A short film on Gnawa trance shot in south Morocco.

    TBIHA
  • 2020
    The Inner Mountain

    The Inner Mountain

    The Inner Mountain

    02020HD

    Saint Anthony, Abbot of the Desert, protector of animals, is a central figure in the Italian countryside, where fortune depends on the health of the...

    The Inner Mountain
  • 2015
    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

    02015HD

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

    Swamp Dialogues
  • 2019
    What Remains - An Obituary on Wilhelmine and Bernard

    What Remains - An Obituary on Wilhelmine and Bernard

    What Remains - An Obituary on Wilhelmine and Bernard

    02019HD

    The director’s grandparents Wilhelmine, an Austrian Catholic, and Bernard, a Jewish Czechoslovakian communist, have always been part of her...

    What Remains - An Obituary on Wilhelmine and Bernard
  • 1997
    Heart of the Country

    Heart of the Country

    Heart of the Country

    01997HD

    "Heart of the Country" is the story of Shinichi Yasutomo, the extraordinary principal of a rural elementary school in Kanayama, central Hokkaido,...

    Heart of the Country
  • 2003
    Tubabs In Africa

    Tubabs In Africa

    Tubabs In Africa

    02003HD

    "Tubabs" is a nickname for foreigners, especially white ones, in the West African country of Gambia. In this documentary filmed by Mary Flannery, a...

    Tubabs In Africa
  • 2011
    The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits

    The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits

    The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits

    02011HD

    March 2008. The renowned journal ‘Science’ publishes an article confirming that the human bones discovered in 2004 on the island of...

    The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits
  • 1970
    Correntes

    Correntes

    Correntes

    01970HD

    Correntes
  • 2002
    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

    102002HD

    Biography of the ideas and teachings of Marcel Mauss, considered the founder of Anthropology who lived and wrote in the first half of the 20th...

    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas
  • 1997
    The Shaman

    The Shaman

    The Shaman

    01997HD

    "Shaman" was filmed on July the 16th, 1977 in the northernmost corner of Eurasia, on the Taymyr Peninsula, at the Avam river, concurrently with the...

    The Shaman
  • 2005
    Pururambo

    Pururambo

    Pururambo

    72005HD

    Globe-trotting Slovakian filmmaker Pavol Barabas explores Earth's biggest tropical island, New Guinea, in this breathtaking tour of a culture wholly...

    Pururambo
  • 2018
    Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba

    Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba

    Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba

    02018HD

    Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba
  • 2006
    Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes

    Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes

    Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes

    02006HD

    The history of Amos, a town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Quebec).

    Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes
  • 1970
    My Family and Me

    My Family and Me

    My Family and Me

    01970HD

    Thanassakis, a 13-year-old boy, is staying with his grandparents in the Greek village of Ano Ravenia, while his parents stay with his younger brother...

    My Family and Me
  • 1970
    Thread of the Needle

    Thread of the Needle

    Thread of the Needle

    01970HD

    Ano Ravenia, a mountain village in Greece, young men leave to find work, learn a trade or serve in the Army while a young woman may leave her...

    Thread of the Needle
  • 1908
    Touaregs in Their Country

    Touaregs in Their Country

    Touaregs in Their Country

    61908HD

    “The barbaric negro inhabitants of an African village are shown in their various forms of activity, the first view being a photograph of a...

    Touaregs in Their Country
  • 2021
    Canto de Família

    Canto de Família

    Canto de Família

    02021HD

    Raised in one of the most violent outskirts of Fortaleza, the Cruz brothers had their lives shaped by music to the point that their parents turned...

    Canto de Família
  • 1977
    Motreb-e Eshgh

    Motreb-e Eshgh

    Motreb-e Eshgh

    01977HD

    Short documentary about the traditions, lives and culture of the Qadiri tariqa of Iran's Kurdistan

    Motreb-e Eshgh