Movies: Anthropology
- 1965
He Is God (1965)
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About the "concheros", dancers in México City that keep aztec traditions alive....
- 2002
Killed by Lightning (2002)
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An anthropologist investigates the origins of human evolution. She had suffered a mental trauma during her childhood when her father, a submarine captain, died during the war. This trauma periodically destabilizes her condition. The ghosts of a prehi...
- 2021
Nest (2021)
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The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chilean coast, forcing the inhabitants and landscapes of the region to find new ways to adapt and survive. “Nidal” depicts the cohabitating of species a...
- 1961
A Group of Women (1961)
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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. In this short film, Ju/'hoan women rest, talk and nurse their babies while lying in the shade of a ba...
- 2025
Darwin's Darlings (2025)
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Standing near the reptile section in a zoo we can learn a lot about the animals on both sides of the separating glass....
- 2016
Wie Tiere fühlen (2016)
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Do animals have feelings? Empathy even? A documentary with some insights due to advancing technology....
- 2018
Carving Thy Faith (2018)
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A five-year visual ethnography of traditional yet practical orchestration of Semana Santa in a small town where religious woodcarving is the livelihood. An experiential film on neocolonial Philippines’ interpretation of Saints and Gods through many f...
- 2024
Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman (2024)
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One of the most significant cases in European archaeology is the grave of the shaman woman of Bad Dürrenberg, a key finding of the last hunter-gatherer groups. From a time when there were no written records, this site was first researched by the Nazi...
- 2017
JANBAL (2017)
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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 imaginary people. The ignorant Musa finds the gold-embroidered pieces of southern women's trousers ...
- 1989
Son of Torum (1989)
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In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit....
- 1913
Race Memories (1913)
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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 favors because of his wealth. Denton and the girl are mutually attracted and to Denton comes a vague but ...
- 2019
Marked (2019)
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This documentary explores Nigeria's cultural practice of marking, including its origins and meaning as a symbol of identity, beauty and spirituality....
- 1900
Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs (1900)
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The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually accomplished by placing the camera on a moving transport, such as a boat or train....
- 1896
Repas d'indiens (1896)
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Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera....
- 1969
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen (1969)
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Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In the 1950's, when this film was shot, Ju/'hoansi gathered for "medicine dances" often, usually at nigh...
- 1965
The Pottery Makers (1965)
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Raymundo Gleyzer's documentary on o community of Pottery Makers in the west of Cordoba province in Argentina who create pieces to sell to the tourists....
- 2011
The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits (2011)
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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 Flores in Indonesia are indeed those of a new species of man. These tiny men lived there just a few thousand years ago...
- 1974
Baobab Play (1974)
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Children and teenagers throw sticks, berries, and leaves at each other from perches in a large baobab tree....
- 1997
Himalayan Herders (1997)
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John Bishop and Naomi Bishop present a portrait a peculiar life style of the Himalayan indigenous Sherpa people in their documentary , the Himalayan Herders. The 76 minutes long film is about the diverse culture and life style of herders community ne...
- 1982
Asante Market Women (1982)
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As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and music. The crew of this `Disappearing World' film have jumped into the fray, explored, and tried to expl...