Ethnographical Movies

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

Film about the singing and dancing culture of the Ingush people

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Bringing offerings of rice, flowers, and woven coconut leaves, clients visit Jero in her household shrine to determine the cause of their son's...

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

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

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