Ethnographical Movies

"With characteristic wit and rigor, experimental filmmaker Larry Gottheim here applies his impressionistic editing style to footage collected during...

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

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

The first Easter Island documentary, filmed in 1935 when the Belgian naval ship Mercator came to collect Drs. Henri Lavacherry and Alfred...

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

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

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

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

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

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

The darkness of the mine, invaded by the miners' light, by the noisy machines and the permanent and intense smell of ore in the air, leads us to an...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and...