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Films
147 Films
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Country of production
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L
8
M
15
N
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2
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1
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11
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12
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7
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7
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12
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21
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15
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6
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8
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7
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1
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2
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4
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3
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6
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1
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6
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8
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1
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5
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3
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7
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4
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5
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4
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1
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5
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1
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1
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1
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United Kingdom
15
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6
Various
6
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2
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Agriculture / Farming
6
Agriculture/ Farming
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11
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7
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2
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6
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16
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2
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9
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3
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5
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4
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Elderly people
1
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3
Ethnofiction
2
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9
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9
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9
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9
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1
Gender Role and Identity
16
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1
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10
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1
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9
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4
History of Anthropology
8
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9
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
13
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3
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2
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3
Intergenerational relations
1
LGBTQI*
4
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7
Land Rights
9
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2
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1
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1
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1
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6
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3
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4
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5
Music / Ethnomusicology
13
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1
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6
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2
Political Activists
4
Popular Culture
1
Possession
3
Post-communism
2
Prison
1
Public Figure
3
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2
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2
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11
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23
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1
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2
Ritual
33
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8
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5
Shamans and Shamanism
2
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22
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10
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2
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14
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3
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1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
7
Trade
3
Travellers / Roma
1
Urban
5
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15
Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Arnott, Susi
1
Ash, David
1
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig
1
Baily, John
10
Banks, Marcus
1
Beckham, Michael
2
Beier, Ulli
1
Blake, John
2
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Brice, Mark
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Carr, Peter
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Christie, Debbie
1
Colucci, Erminia
3
Cross, Stephen
1
Curling, Chris
5
Davidson, John Paul
1
Day, Mike
1
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dettmann, Christine
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
2
Dineen, Molly
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Edwards, Bob
1
Fales, Ludovica
1
Getzels, Peter
1
Gordon, Harriet
1
Grigsby, Michael
1
Grossman, Alyssa
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Hajee, Amin
1
Hardie, Amy
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Harries, Andy
3
Harrison, Ross
1
Hawkins, Richard
1
Heald, Suzette
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Henley, Paul
3
Hopkins, Ben
1
Horton, Robin
1
Howes, Arthur
3
Hughes-Freeland, Felicia
1
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Jerstad, Jon
2
Johnson, Dul
1
Johnston, Graham
2
Kawanami, Hiroko
1
Kaymak, Vedide
1
Kenneil, Alastair
1
Kerlogue, Fiona
1
Kurutuac, Judith
1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Lansing, Steven
1
Lasko, Claire
2
Lawrence, Andy
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
1
Lloyd, Ravi Hart
1
Loizos, Peter
1
Loïzos, Peter
1
MacDonald, Bruce
3
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Milner, George
1
Moffat, Zemirah
1
Mollona, Massimiliano
1
Moser, Brian
7
Nairn, Charlie
5
Owles, Ed
1
Owles, Edward
1
Pakleppa, Richard
1
Pasini, Carlos
2
Picard, David
1
Powell, Harry
1
Rens, Maarten
1
Robinson, Paul
1
Ross, Nina
1
Schlenker, Juana
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Sheahan, Tom
1
Sheppard, John
4
Singer, André
14
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Solomons, Natasha
1
Sonderegger, Ramona
1
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Sowa, Remigiusz (aka Remi)
1
Speed, Frank
6
Taylor, Jamie
1
Wason, David
5
Werbner, Richard
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Winter, Pattie
1
Woodhead, Leslie
12
Yorke, Michael
1
de Bromhead, Toni
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
54
Forbidden Rites
3
In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy
3
National Film and Television School
10
Shorts Collection 2
3
Shorts collection 2
1
Strangers Abroad
3
Sudan Trilogy
3
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
not set
69
Country of production
Australia
1
Brazil
1
India
1
Indonesia
2
Italy
1
Jordan
1
Nigeria
6
Peru
1
Senegal
1
South Africa
1
Sweden
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
147
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United States
5
Year of production
1952
1
1963
1
1964
1
1966
1
1970
2
1971
3
1972
2
1973
2
1974
7
1975
5
1976
1
1977
5
1979
3
1980
2
1982
4
1983
7
1984
3
1985
3
1986
4
1987
9
1988
8
1989
9
1990
4
1991
4
1993
3
1996
2
1998
1
1999
4
2001
2
2003
2
2004
1
2005
2
2006
3
2007
4
2008
4
2009
2
2010
4
2011
2
2012
3
2013
1
2014
2
2015
4
2016
2
2018
1
2019
3
2020
2
2021
2
Colour / Black and white
Film list
HARMONI: HEALING TOGETHER
2021
98
‘
Directed by
Erminia Colucci
.
As a nation of 270 million, Indonesia is facing the grave task of caring for millions of people living with mental illness. Many have experienced human rights abuses in their lifetime. In communities
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Religion / Belief / Faith
Head Hunting
1999
60
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
The history of human decapitation, featuring the story of two British engineers beheaded by rebels in modern Russia and the psychological and religious implications of contemporary headhunting in
Various
Ritual
History of Anthropology
Heal the Whole Man
1974
50
‘
Directed by
Paul Robinson
.
The ‘Barolong boo Ratshidi’ are one of the group of Tswana peoples, who together form a culturally homogeneous population of over two million. The Barolong themselves number about 75’000 and
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Health / Health care / Healing
Herat Films: The City of Herat
1983
21
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and
Middle and Near East
Urban
Trade
Herat Films: The Annual Cycle of Music in Herat
1983
54
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and
Middle and Near East
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Music / Ethnomusicology
Herat Films: The Shrines of Herat
1983
30
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and
Middle and Near East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Urban
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Holy Men and Fools
2005
61
‘
Directed by
Michael Yorke
.
The film narrates the story of Uma Giri, a Swedish woman who has become a Hindu nun, called Uma Giri. She is one of the few western women to be accepted into the most radical order of wandering
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Inter-religious relations
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Home from the Hill
1984
60
‘
Directed by
Molly Dineen
.
Anthropology’s relationship with colonialism has been discussed widely. Yet the ethnography of the colonial service remains largely unexplored on film. This entertaining documentary shows, not
British-Irish Isles
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Horror in the Andes
2019
33
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
.
Horror in the Andes is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the process of making a horror movie in Ayacucho, Peru. Directed by audio-visual anthropologist Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, it
South America
Art / Artists / Artisans
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ethnofiction
Film / Photography / Mass media
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Human Sacrifice
1999
60
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The Forbidden Rites trilogy explores cannibalism, head hunting and human sacrifice. This
Various
Ritual
History of Anthropology