Movies: Anthropology
- 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....
- 1896
Repas d'indiens (1896)
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Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera....
- 2000
Tuo Dolphins (2000)
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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 (Solomon Islands). Dolphins have a special kinship-related link to the Aiwoo-speaking people in Tuo. Moffat...
- 2024
Stone and bag (2024)
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The film delves into the work processes of an archaeological team from the Aranzadi Science Society at the San Adrián Tunnel site. Interspersing this observation with archival materials, the film explores the relationships between archaeology and mus...
- 1983
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial (1983)
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"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology, particularly in the context of Papua New Guinea, from the perspective of the people being studied....
- 1969
Wild Honey (1969)
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- 1969
Black Fire (1969)
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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 through politically charged discussions, comical vox pops, and interviews with luminaries of the time...
- 2006
Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes (2006)
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The history of Amos, a town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Quebec)....
- 1969
My Family and Me (1969)
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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 in Zurich, Switzerland. It was filmed during three periods: winter in the village, summer in the vil...
- 2023
An Indian Love Story (2023)
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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 to intervene on his behalf, the girl’s father is hard to convince....
- 1969
Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today (1969)
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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, the film offers an alluring mosaic of perspectives....
- 1979
Salt: Essence of Life (1979)
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Explores the historical and contemporary significance of salt, detailing its extraction from the earth and oceans, its role in food preservation, livestock nutrition, and its various industrial uses. The film highlights how salt has shaped human civi...
- 1969
Correntes (1969)
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- 2018
Lupa: Na procura do mito da Raíña Loba (2018)
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- 2021
Filme Hõkrepöj (2021)
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A deep dive into contemporary Brazilian music. Guided by the composer, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Kilza Setti and the Hésperides Música das Américas nucleus, the documentary takes us to a world where contemporary music, the Guarani and Timb...
- 2021
Canto de Família (2021)
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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 the house where they live into a school....
- 1965
He Is God (1965)
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About the "concheros", dancers in México City that keep aztec traditions alive....
- 2003
Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me! (2003)
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Several filmmakers discuss the introduction of Western modes of communication, especially film, to native cultures. While these tools can help a native people to document their own culture, it can also "swallow" their culture, encroaching upon and ir...
- 1977
Motreb-e Eshgh (1977)
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Short documentary about the traditions, lives and culture of the Qadiri tariqa of Iran's Kurdistan...
- 1969
Thread of the Needle (1969)
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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 father's house only to enter that of her husband. The unmarried girls remain in the village amoung the elder...