Ethnographical Filmes

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

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

David and Judith MacDougall are exploring the marriage rituals and roles of Turkana women in this ethnographic documentary. The film's biggest part...

An ethnographic documentary which looks at the relationship between music and work in predominantly rural cultures. It depicts the lives of...

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.

Drawing together footage, photographs and texts from archival sources as well as the artist’s personal collection of materials, Yto...

Exploring individual responses to rapid social change, Cowboy and Maria in town follows the parallel lives of its two central characters. Cowboy and...

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

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

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...

Two brothers in a remote Indian town are in love with the same girl, a new teacher who has been assigned to the town. The older brother is a brute...

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

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