Anthropology Movies
- 2014
A Venue For The End Of The World
A Venue For The End Of The World62014HD
Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern entertainers, a filmmaker investigates the...
- 1983
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial01983HD
"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology,...
- 2019
Mi Barrios Altos querido
Mi Barrios Altos querido82019HD
Five stories about dignity in the capital of Peru. A local leader looking for someone to leave the post of her complex work, a tourist guide who is a...
- 1962
A Joking Relationship
A Joking Relationship01962HD
This film depicts a moment of flirtation between N!ai, the young wife of /Gunda, and her great-uncle /Ti!kay. The two share a "joking relationship,"...
- 2002
Killed by Lightning
Killed by Lightning62002HD
An anthropologist investigates the origins of human evolution. She had suffered a mental trauma during her childhood when her father, a submarine...
- 1953
Statues Also Die
Statues Also Die6.6931953HD
Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while...
- 2015
Mankind From Space
Mankind From Space72015HD
Mankind from Space is an epic journey of discovery. Using mind-boggling data and CGI, it traces humankind’s story from hunter-gatherer to...
- 1912
The Alaska-Siberian Expedition
The Alaska-Siberian Expedition01912HD
Captain Kleinschmidt leads an expedition sponsored by the Carnegie Museum to the arctic regions of Alaska and Siberia to study the natives and the...
- 1998
The Life and Times of Sara Baartman
The Life and Times of Sara Baartman01998HD
In 1810, 20 year old Sara Baartman got on a boat from Cape Town to London, unaware that she would never see her home again, or that she would become...
- 1969
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen01969HD
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...
- 2007
1968 with Tom Brokaw
1968 with Tom Brokaw4.52007HD
In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in politics. Martin Luther King...
- 2009
African Spirit
African Spirit02009HD
A celebration of the diversity of Ethiopia's culture and wildlife. It journeys from North to South - spanning mountains, rainforests and the hottest...
- 2004
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii02004HD
Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...
- 2021
Nest
Nest42021HD
The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chilean coast, forcing the inhabitants and...
- 1913
Race Memories
Race Memories01913HD
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...
- 1997
Cracks in the Mask
Cracks in the Mask01997HD
A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their...
- 1970
The Shepherdess
The Shepherdess01970HD
“The shepherdess” is a short ethnographic film inspired by Joyce, an 80 year old woman who has spent her whole life farming in Eastern...
- 1978
Sons of Haji Omar
Sons of Haji Omar01978HD
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar,...
- 1970
N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game
N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game01970HD
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...
- 1982
Asante Market Women
Asante Market Women101982HD
As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and...