Anthropology Movies

  • 2008
    Tifaritti, the children of the clouds

    Tifaritti, the children of the clouds

    Tifaritti, the children of the clouds

    02008HD

    The cave paintings of Tifariti, a fundamental place for Wester Sahara, come to life before our very eyes to tell us, as though a fable, the story of...

    Tifaritti, the children of the clouds
  • 2000
    Tuo Dolphins

    Tuo Dolphins

    Tuo Dolphins

    02000HD

    On the night of 3 August 1996 a school of striped dolphins ran ashore near the village of Tuo on Ngasinue/Fenualoa Island in the Reef Islands...

    Tuo Dolphins
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1926
    The Gorilla Hunt

    The Gorilla Hunt

    The Gorilla Hunt

    01926HD

    Mr. Burbridge's party slew three giant gorillas, one weighing something like 450 pounds. Two of these were sent to the Belgian Government and one to...

    The Gorilla Hunt
  • 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
  • 2011
    In The Eyes Of A Beast

    In The Eyes Of A Beast

    In The Eyes Of A Beast

    82011HD

    How do humans and animals see each other? Dominique Loreau captures astonishing exchanges of “views” between people and animals who...

    In The Eyes Of A Beast
  • 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
  • 1970
    Louceiras

    Louceiras

    Louceiras

    01970HD

    "Louceiras" portraits the daily life of the last ceramists of the Brazilian indigenous ethnic group Kariri-Xocó, who earn a living from clay....

    Louceiras
  • 2023
    An Indian Love Story

    An Indian Love Story

    An Indian Love Story

    02023HD

    Kuldeep is in love, but the girl he wants to marry comes from a more prestigious caste than him. And no matter how much Kuldeep begs the goddess Kali...

    An Indian Love Story
  • 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
  • 2008
    A vodou memory

    A vodou memory

    A vodou memory

    02008HD

    Marianne Lehmann, born in Switzerland in 1936, married a Haitian and moved to Port-au-Prince in 1957. Fascinated by voodoo cult objects, she began...

    A vodou memory
  • 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
  • 2015
    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

    Mankind From Space

    72015HD

    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
  • 1952
    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

    Trance and Dance in Bali

    5.21952HD

    Filmed in Bali in 1937 and released in 1952, this short documentary records a staged performance of the Kris Dance, documenting trance, ritual...

    Trance and Dance in Bali
  • 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

    02022HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    TBIHA

    TBIHA

    TBIHA

    02011HD

    A short film on Gnawa trance shot in south Morocco.

    TBIHA
  • 2018
    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    Etched in Bone

    02018HD

    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