Search results: Anthropology

Unforgivable (Imperdonable) A ruthless hitman for the 18th Street gang deals with his sexuality inside an evangelical Salvadoran prison, where he is not just guilty of crimes, but of an unforgivable sin under God and gang: being gay
The Invention of the Other (A Invenção Do Outro / La invención del Otro) An expedition into the Amazon, led by Bruno Pereira, seeks to find the isolated Korubo tribe and reunite them with other indigenous family members.
The Woman of Stars and Mountains (Mukí Sopalírili Aligué Gawichí Nirúgame) A Mexican indigenous woman left her mountain community. She was discovered and detained in a Kansas psychiatric hospital for 12 years. Authorities couldn't determine her identity or language. This documentary explores her story and the racism and discrimination she faced.
The Mind Game At just 15, Sajid Khan Nasiri fled Afghanistan alone. After a two-year dangerous and hard journey, minutely documented on his phone camera, he arrives in Belgium to seek asylum. There, a whole new struggle begins. Intimate sequel to the prize-winning Shadow Game.
Cry of the Owl: The Himba in Namibia Cry of the Owl captures the Himba of Namibia, showcasing their struggle against modern threats while clinging to age-old traditions through the lives of three generations of women, illustrating their cultural resilience and the stark contrasts with the modern world.
CRUCIFIED at 2 p.m. Lasse Span Olsen, a professional stuntman who has spent his whole life putting his life on the line, was suddenly involved in an accident that the doctors didn't think he would survive. Lying on the surgery table, he was told that he would probably not wake up again
Onanya Onanya is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of an Amazonian tribe that has stood the test of time. The Shipibo are indigenous gatekeepers of the natural kingdom and its medicinal plants whose way of life is under threat.
Marry Me However The film explores the lives Orthodox-Jewish LGBT members who willingly choose to marry heterosexuals and raise a heteronormative family, obeying the rules of their societies while denying their own identities
Songs of Repression At the foot of the Andes Mountains in Chile lies an idyllic German colony called Villa Baviera. However, the beauty hides a grim past.
Leaving Paradise Discovery of their Jewish roots threatens the communal life of the family in Brazil.
Ma’abarot – The Israeli Transfer Camps The film “Ma’abarot” is the first documentary project unfolding the story of the transit camps in a thorough and comprehensive way, unraveling the many stories of the camp residents.
The World Beyond Silence Filmed over a year in twelve different locations, this film profiles the year when everything changed. Stories of hope, despair, and a feeling that everyone has had to face: the sense of our own mortality. Twelve intimate portraits from twelve places in a fragile world.
Crazy Money Small sum, big consequences
The Rescue List In a hidden safehouse in Ghana, social workers help two children recover from a childhood enslaved to fishermen. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another rescue mission and asks the children for help
My Fathers, my Mother and Me Growing up in the infamous Freidrichshof commune, Paul-Julien Robert looks at what the nature of family is
This Land is My Land The United States: one nation - divided
The Case Against 8 A behind-the-scenes look inside the historic case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. The high-profile trial first makes headlines with the unlikely pairing of Ted Olson and David Boies, political foes who last faced off as opposing attorneys in Bush v. Gore
Bending the Arc In the 1980s, three young people barely out of their teens began a movement that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc tells their story.
The World According to Sesame Street The World According To Sesame Street explores the drama, challenges, and rewarding outcome as dedicated Sesame producers and local producers bring to life the world’s most watched children’s television program in Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa.
House Call – Vika We follow the medical team aiding Vika, a single mother with cancer, during her final days.
The Price of Free Opening our eyes to the injustice of child labour, this film tell the true stories of child labourers rescued by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi.
Beats of the Antonov BEATS OF THE ANTONOV shows how the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan how they deal with civil war. Traditionally music has always been part of daily life but now it has a new role in a society challenge by war.
Congo in 4 Acts A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In My Room An up-close and personal look at six teenagers inside their room, told entirely out of their self made videos posted on YouTube.
Happy Purim Purim, the happiest Jewish holiday. The celebrations are intense and high energy and balanced by other more serious aspects of Purim - giving cash to those in need.
Family Matters (Girsa Deyankuta) With their parents' divorce, a family is divided between the two conflicting worlds: that of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism and of the secular
The Freedom To Marry The epic and surprising story of same sex marriage in America; the most successful - and perhaps most inspiring - civil rights movement of our time
Virunga Conservation is war, especially when it comes to protecting the planet’s last remaining mountain gorillas.
National Bird National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around the secret U.S. drone war.
Time to Choose Climate change is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced – and is also our greatest opportunity. TIME TO CHOOSE leaves audiences understanding what can be done to fix this global threat.
WALLS The world is increasingly divided by walls, physically separating the human beings living on either side of them. How can we understand WALLS as a global issue?
(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies Behavioural scientist Dan Ariely discovers the complicated truth behind what happens when we lie to each other.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell The dramatic success story of the women's peace movement of Liberia
The World Before Her A provocative portrait of Indian women and their current cultural conflicts.
Connected An Autoblogography about Love, Death, and Technology. This is an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected in the 21st century.
A Collection of Short Films by Joshua Oppenheimer An exclusive look at the early short films made in the career of Joshua Oppenheimer, the Oscar nominated director of THE ACT OF KILLING and THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Holy Fire The Old City of Jerusalem is in the heart of the Middle East conflict. Measuring just a single square kilometer, people from three of the world's great religions rub shoulders in four distinct quarters, against the backdrop of some of the holiest sites in the world.
Lost Down Memory Lane The first documentary about living with Alzheimer’s, as seen through the eyes of the people who suffer from it.
Darwin. No services ahead With a population of 35, Darwin exists without a government, church or children it has a makeshift look and feel. A droll and dusty portrait of a place where privacy is prized and boundaries respected.
Long Distance Love What are the personal consequences of migrant work? 3500km stand between Alisher and his wife: can their love bridge the gap?
Kalash, The Last Infidels of Pakistan A young woman must choose between converting to Islam, join the modern world or enable her tradition to continue. With the choice of her generation the eternal return of the seasons sanctified by Kalash could fin an end.
Iron Crows Chittagong is a small port city of southern Bangladesh. Everyday some 20,000 people there risk their lives for an average wage of $2 a day.
I Am a Woman Now The story of the first generation of transsexuals, as told by five women who underwent gender-affirming surgery in 1950s Casablanca.
A Stranger’s Skin How does a young man become obese? Arnaud is 20 and severely overweight. Whatmade him overeat and why does he now decide to turn to surgery to solve his weight problem?
Danube Hospital DANUBE HOSPITAL, a portrait of one of Europe’s largest hospitals, shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution.
Gypsy Davy When a blond Californian with Alabama roots becomes a Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots, fathering five children to five different women, what happens along the way and behind the scenes?
Maori Boy Genius Two cultures collide in the life of Ngaa, a young Maori boy who displays a prodigious talent for politics and the aptitude to become a leader of tomorrow.