Ethnographical Movies

A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.

An experimental ethnographic documentary that criticizes the colonizer view of anthropology.

A 16-minute short shot with a totally subjective eye; conveys the mythic life sense and social elements of a people who live in the world's highest...

With a dual motion a cruise ship and a fishing boat pass one another on the Nile and butlers in turbans set up a wooden gangway. Thanks to a rope and...

This documentary looks at the stories of a few people in Aspen Colorado and how they contribute to the community.

John Bishop and Naomi Bishop present a portrait a peculiar life style of the Himalayan indigenous Sherpa people in their documentary , the Himalayan...

Short ethnographic documentary showing some everyday life scenes based upon footage shot by director Luc de Heusch in Congo in 1954 reassembled by...

The film tells the story of ancient Ingush lullabies - Ingush women and men tell the lullabies of their families and the stories associated with...

A revealing one-shot portrait of two Nepali newlyweds in a moment of rest and playful interaction, Stephanie Spray's Untitled challenges our...

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

Short ethnographic documentary showing a leopard dance based upon footage shot by director Luc de Heusch in Congo in 1954 reassembled by Damien...

The film tells two parallel stories. One, set in the present, tells of a pagent about the conquest of America, while the other, set in the 15th...

A man demonstrates a human-powered water wheel that irrigates a rice field.

A woman from the Ashanti tribe bathes her child in a shallow bowl.

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

African men dance, sing and play instruments.

A short film set in the mountainous province of Svaneti, documents the performance of polyphonic men’s funerary laments common to the region.

Short ethnographic documentray about Arba'een, a Shia Muslim religious observance

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