Anthropology Movies

  • 1972
    The Waterfowl People

    The Waterfowl People

    The Waterfowl People

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    A documentary about the histoy and linguistic ties of the Finno-Ugric, and Samoyedic peoples. Speakers of the Kamassian, Nenets, Khanty, Komi, Mari,...

    The Waterfowl People
  • 1961
    A Group of Women

    A Group of Women

    A Group of Women

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    Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their lives, enjoying each other's company and children....

    A Group of Women
  • 1965
    He Is God

    He Is God

    He Is God

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    About the "concheros", dancers in México City that keep aztec traditions alive.

    He Is God
  • 1997
    The Shaman

    The Shaman

    The Shaman

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    "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
  • 2003
    Tubabs In Africa

    Tubabs In Africa

    Tubabs In Africa

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    "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
  • 2015
    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

    Swamp Dialogues

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

    Swamp Dialogues
  • 1970
    My Family and Me

    My Family and Me

    My Family and Me

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    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
  • 2002
    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

    Mauss, Segundo Suas Alunas

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    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
  • 1908
    Touaregs in Their Country

    Touaregs in Their Country

    Touaregs in Their Country

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    “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
  • 1970
    Correntes

    Correntes

    Correntes

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    Correntes
  • 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

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    Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba
  • 2020
    Ãjãí: o jogo de cabeça dos Myky e Manoki

    Ãjãí: o jogo de cabeça dos Myky e Manoki

    Ãjãí: o jogo de cabeça dos Myky e Manoki

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    Ãjãí is a fun game in which only the players' heads can touch the ball. This practice, shared by few indigenous peoples in the...

    Ãjãí: o jogo de cabeça dos Myky e Manoki
  • 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
  • 2022
    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

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    An anthropological documentary that gives voice to the Orokavia women in Papua New Guinea and shows their daily lives.

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women
  • 2021
    Canto de Família

    Canto de Família

    Canto de Família

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    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
  • 2018
    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

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    Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948...

    Etched in Bone
  • 1970
    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

    Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today

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    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
  • 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

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    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
  • 2013
    The Trick Brain

    The Trick Brain

    The Trick Brain

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    A dark and magical visit to the fabled Parisian address Rue Fontaine 42. This was the residence of André Breton, the mastermind of surrealism,...

    The Trick Brain
  • 1977
    Motreb-e Eshgh

    Motreb-e Eshgh

    Motreb-e Eshgh

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

    Motreb-e Eshgh