Ethnography Movies

  • 1982
    Asante Market Women

    Asante Market Women

    Asante Market Women

    101982HD

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

    Asante Market Women
  • 1982
    Finnish American Lives

    Finnish American Lives

    Finnish American Lives

    01982HD

    A moving portrait of traditional Finnish American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, highlighting that fragile community of memory...

    Finnish American Lives
  • 2026
    Entertaining an Evening Projectionist

    Entertaining an Evening Projectionist

    Entertaining an Evening Projectionist

    02026HD

    How do you entertain yourself while entertaining others? A short documentary about a nighttime projectionist passing the time.

    Entertaining an Evening Projectionist
  • 1970
    Room 11, Ethiopia Hotel

    Room 11, Ethiopia Hotel

    Room 11, Ethiopia Hotel

    01970HD

    The film recounts the life of children living on the street in Gondar, Ethiopia, by witnessing the interaction between two children and the...

    Room 11, Ethiopia Hotel
  • 1939
    Under the Black Masks

    Under the Black Masks

    Under the Black Masks

    01939HD

    This ethnographic short portrays a ritual using masks among the Dogon people of Mali.

    Under the Black Masks
  • 1934
    Preservation of Zoological Specimens in the Field

    Preservation of Zoological Specimens in the Field

    Preservation of Zoological Specimens in the Field

    01934HD

    This recording details the skinning of animal specimens for preservation following the technique developed by Major P.H.G. Powell-Cotton himself. It...

    Preservation of Zoological Specimens in the Field
  • 2010
    Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma

    Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma

    Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma

    02010HD

    Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma
  • 1970
    The Shepherdess

    The Shepherdess

    The Shepherdess

    01970HD

    “The shepherdess” is a short ethnographic film inspired by Joyce, an 80 year old woman who has spent her whole life farming in Eastern...

    The Shepherdess
  • 1970
    About Our Journey

    About Our Journey

    About Our Journey

    01970HD

    About Our Journey
  • 2025
    Mama, äni, anne

    Mama, äni, anne

    Mama, äni, anne

    02025HD

    Somewhere in Ulyanovsk Oblast people sing and pray - each in their own tongue

    Mama, äni, anne
  • 2002
    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

    O Arco e a Lira

    92002HD

    O Arco e a Lira