Ethnographical Movies

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

“The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In...

Shot with stunning elegance and clarity, NAKED SPACES explores the rhythm and ritual of life in the rural environments of six West African countries...

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

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

Ñaalec (Fabián Valdez) is a Moqoit college student disenchanted with formal ways of learning and embarrassed by his drunken classmates....

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

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

A documentary about the daily life of a native Tzotzil community in southern Mexico, shot over a period of eight years.

Travellers, nomads and salesmen make their way along a dam next to the Nile.

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

This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several...

A meditative stroll through Sacramento landmarks, from the gentrified to the urban.

Early Mondo film featuring primitive rituals, animals being butchered, unusual birth defects, and a legit trepanation scene.

African men dance, sing and play instruments.

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

Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major...

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

Short ethnographic documentary on the Tetela tribe in Congo based upon footage and commentary by director Luc de Heusch from 1953 reassembled by...

“Communalka” tells the story of people living in a communal flat in Saint Petersburg, whose characters and destinies have been shaped by...