A Love Apart
This warm, intimate documentary follows a young Tuareg girl in Niger who is about is about to marry a man she has never met. It documents a tradition that is vanishing quickly. (more)
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The Lacandon Maya
In 1960 Collin Hanney, an explorer, discovered an isolated group of Mayan Indians who 400 years earlier had fled into the Mexican jungle to escape the Spanish invasion. His discovery thrust the Indians into the modern world. Now Hanney's widow returns and shows them the photos and films Hanney shot when he first encountered them.(more)An Ox for a Baby
This amazingly up-close documentary brings us into the lives of an Ethiopian couple, Yezina and Mesagnow. Yezina suffers from a fistula which causes her urine to constantly leak.Two million African women share her fate because tradition forces young girls into early marriages when their bodies are too immature to bear children safely. (more)Sworn Virgins
In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. But there is one loophole. The ancient laws allowed certain women known as "Sworn Virgins" to take an oath in front of their clan, announcing their intention to remain virgins. (more)Where is Love in the Palm Grove?
Mamoun, a quirky thirty-five year old Muslim man living in Skoura, Morocco, has never been married, although his culture demands it . Considering the separation of the sexes in Muslim society, the obsession with virginity, and the custom of arranged marriages, the film asks, how can love blossom? (more)Africa I Remember
A black musician and composer bridges two cultures: West African music with roots in the 13th century and classical European music. (more)Amchis
These traditional healers of Tibet grow old without being able to pass their knowledge on to a younger, uninterested generation. (more)Asmat
A close up look at the tribe in Papua New Guinea, known as "the men who eat men." (more)At The Edge Of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
This film looks at the situation of the isolated Waiapi Indians in Brazil, focusing on their charismatic leader as he travels to Brazil's capitol to fight threats from gold miners and the government's plans for highway construction. (more)Bali Beyond The Post Card
Art and everyday life come together in this intimate story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition span four generations. (more)Becoming a Woman in Okrika
This visually stunning film documents an extraordinary coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta in which the young women undergo the Iria rite to prepare themselves for womanhood.(more)Betelnut Bisnis
The betelnut has been a socially accepted narcotic in coastal Papua New Guinea since ancestral times but in the Highlands, where a majority of the population lives, it is a recent arrival. The film follows Lukus Kalma as he tries to supplement his income by buying betelnuts from growers and reselling them at home. (more)Between Two Worlds: the Hmong Shaman in America
Hmong refugees have been transplanted from mountain villages in Laos to cities in the U.S. The film shows how they practice their ancient shamanic rituals in urban America. (more)Bisha - The Awesome Fire Test
The Bedouin of the deserts of Arabia and the Middle East have developed a system of law and order which evolved from their harsh environment. The Bisha ceremony is the ultimate ordeal for testing the truthfulness of the speaker. (more)Black and White in Colour
Vera Bila, a Gypsy singer, is a cabaret star in Europe but in her native land she is viewed with indifference and suspicion
(more)Black Harvest
The last in the Highlands Trilogy, this film charts the progress of Joe Leahy in convincing the Ganiga tribespeople to join him in a coffee growing venture. When the venture fails to deliver the riches he promised, he is in deep trouble with the tribe.(more)Bosnia Hotel
Samburu warriors from Kenya, part of the U.N. peacekeeping force, try to understand the war in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia. (more)Breaking Bows and Arrows
The film documents the islanders of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea as they deal with the legacy of loss, anger, pain and distrust after the end of a civil war. We witness their moving ceremony of forgiveness. (more)Breaking Leaves
Haitians, who have little access to conventional medicine, depend on local herbs for curing ailments. We are shown how these herbs are gathered and used. (more)Bridge of Winds
This film takes us to a remote part of Yunan province in China where the Lisu people have lived for generations in a village carved out of a steep mountain gorge, cheerily battling the elements to go about their daily tasks. (more)Bushmen of the Kalahari The San people, more commonly known as Bushmen, are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa. But these peaceful people have long faced pressures from dominant tribes and European settlers. (more)
Buying the Spirit
This powerful documentary takes us into the hidden world of voodoo practitioners and offers unique insight into a frequently misunderstood religion (more)Caravan
Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way, in order to sell their tribe's dates. The women organize and lead the caravan without men! (more)Celestial Dance
This richly photographed film shows a special ceremony performed in a remote village in northern Bali to purify the village. Two young girls dance and chant in accordance with strict Balinese traditions. (more)Children of the Seven-Headed Snake
This lively film about the kingdom of Cambodia provides a remarkable picture of a country that endured political upheaval and genocide, yet was able to renew itself by reconnecting with ancient beliefs and traditions. (more)Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage
This is the story of a young Masai woman's life over fifteen years. Promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend, Nayiani undergoes circumcision and eventually adjusts to her new family, a more prosperous life and her husband's additional wives. (more)Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
This documentary, shot in the remote Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians, the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. (more)The Cross and the Bodhi Tree.
A Catholic priest and a Protestant nun talk about the influence of Buddhism in their lives. (more)Cry of the Owl
In Namibia, in one of the most desolate regions of Africa, lives the Himba tribe, one of the last tribes trying to maintain a traditional way of life. Coupled with the real menace of HIV/AIDS, the Himba find their situation threatened from all sides. (more)Dance and Trance of Balinese Children
Combining footage taken by Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson over fifty years ago with footage shot today, this delightful video shows how the tradition of teaching Balinese children to dance is being passed on. (more)A Dance the Gods Yearn to Witness
This beautiful film introduces Bharata Natyam dance, a classical Hindu dance form which originated thousands of years ago. Interwoven with the performance are explanations of the history and tradition of this art form. (more)Dancing Through Death: The Monkey, Magic and Madness of Cambodia
The film takes us back to the murderous years of Pol Pot (1975-79) when 90 percent of the Cambodian dancers were executed or died of starvation or disease. It shows how several surviving dancers train a new generation to continue their tradition. (more)Daughters of the Nile
This beautifully photographed, revealing film about Egypt's women captures their separate and subordinate life under the Islamic code. Men and women speak about their traditions, expectations, and patterns of life. (more)Day of the Dead
This fanciful film takes us to the Mexican village of Patzcuaro where, on October 31 people return home from everywhere to celebrate and communicate with their ancestors and deceased loved ones. (more)Devil on the Roof
The traditional culture of the Turkmans of Iran will soon be lost to Western influences.(more)Disappearing World series
These landmark documentaries include:Asante Market Women shows us a tribe in Ghana where the men are polygamous and the women who are subordinate in all domestic matters but reign supreme in the bustling market place.
Witchcraft Among the Azande: To the Christian tribe of the Azande of Africa, all misfortune results from witchcraft. The priest must share his influence with the witchdoctor.
The Dervishes of Kurdistan illustrates how religion and politics are intertwined in Islamic culture in the mountainous frontier beween Iran and Iraq.
Kataragama: The strange story told in this film about Sri Lanka narrates a revival of mystical belief in the ancient Hindu god, Kataragama.
The Sakuddei of Indonesia. Off the coast of Sumatra live the Sakuddei, an egalitarian society cut off from the outside world, living in near perfect harmony with the environment and each other. (more)Donkey Without A Tail
Trash collecting may sound dismal, but in this film, shot in Rio de Janeiro, the people featured are undaunted, and proud of their survival skills. They make their living picking through trash in search of recyclable material and are popularly known as donkeys without a tail. (more)The Earth is Our Mother (Part I)
Anthropologist and psychologist Peter Elsass studied two Indian tribes in Colombia and Venezuela over a 16-year period. In this film we see their different ways of dealing with encroaching white civilization.
The Earth is Our Mother (Part II): The Journey Back
Here the filmmakers return after several years to show the original film to the tribes who have suffered great injustice in the intervening years. (more)The Eleven Powers (Bali)
This film records the most spectacular sacred ceremony of the Balinese people, held by order of the high priests to restore balance between good and evil. (more)The Emperor's Birthday: The Rastafarians Celebrate
Haile Selassie, the late Emperor of Ethiopia, was and still is considered the living God and King by Rastafarians in Jamaica, Britain, the USA and other parts of the world. The film looks back to the 1930's when Ras Tafari was crowned Emperor and also covers the current Rasta scene. (more)A Family in France: A Story about the Passing of Time
This is a portrait of a country family in the Auvergne province who typify how the traditions are slowly fading away in the face of modern life. We see the disintegration of rural areas in industrialized nations. (more)Fire Eyes
A Somali woman filmmaker who was subject to circumcision explores the issue of female genital mutilation in her culture.
(more)First Contact
In 1930, when the Leahy brothers penetrated the interior of New Guinea in search of gold, they carried a movie camera. Thus they captured amazing footage of their unexpected confrontation with thousands of Stone Age people who did not know white men existed. Part of the Highlands Trilogy. (more)Fishers of Dar
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is a metropolis of three million people yet the city's demand for fish is met entirely by methods and equipment practiced for centuries. This film reveals the integrity of the traditional fishing practices. (more)Gateway to Yemen
This beautifully filmed documentary captures traditional life in rural Yemen with a close-up view of a culture which revolves around the search for water. But with the discovery of oil, the outside world is coming to Yemen. (more)The Gospel According to the Papuans.
This ironic film show how the natives of Papua New Guinea are confused by the rivalry for conversions among competing churches (more)Guardians of the Flutes: The Secrets of Male Initiation
A fascinating look at the Sambia people of the mountains of New Guinea, whose society is shaped by the ritualized distinction between male and female roles.(more)The Gypsies of Svinia
A devastating account of the discrimination and impoverishment of the Roma in Eastern Slovakia. (more)The Hamar Trilogy
From the renowned Under the Sun series of BBC, this trilogy focuses on the Hamar, an isolated people of southwestern Ethiopia whose traditional lifestyle has been barely touched by the war and the famine in the north.
1. The Women Who Smile: Duka, a young unmarried Hamar girl learns what awaits her in life from the older women of her tribe.
2. Two Girls Go Hunting: Duka and her young friend Gardi excitedly prepare to marry men they have never met.
3. Our Way of Loving: Duka is now a mother with a two-year-old daughter and infant son. Her life is dominated by caring for them and her husband. (more)Heavenly Mud
This unique film takes us on a journey down the Niger River in Mali, West Africa, an area filled with rarely seen traditional African architecture. The strikingly beautiful ancient mosques and palaces of legendary cities like Timbuktu and Djenne were built with mud (adobe) and have stood for over a thousand years. (more)In the Name of God.
Takes us to a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where circumcised women are given medical care (more)Inca Music, Journeys and Rituals
Two Peruvian musicians journey into the rainforest to preserve the traditional tribal music and instruments before they vanish completely. (more)Joe Leahy's Neighbours
This film traces the fortunes of Joe Leahy, the mixed-race son of one of the Leahy brothers, in his uneasy relationship with his tribal neighbors. This is the second documentary in the Highlands Trilogy. (more)The Journey Back (Part II of The Earth is My Mother series)
In The Journey Back, the filmmakers return after several years to show the original film Earth is My Mother to the tribes in Colombia and Venezuela who have suffered great injustice in the intervening years. (more)Karoo Kitaar Blues
Karoo Kitaar Blues follows South African songwriter David Kramer and slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee into remote regions of South Africa on their quest to find musicians who play an almost forgotten folk music. This music has probably evolved in much the same way as the Afrikaans language that the musicians speak a blend of indigenous and colonial influences. (more)Kennewick Man: An Epic Drama of the West
In 1996, two college students stumbled upon an anthropological find: a human skull that turned out to be one of the oldest skeletons ever found in North America. This film explores the firestorm of controversy which erupted when the Native American tribe in the area demanded that the bones be repatriated to the tribe for reburial by the Federal government. (more)Kenya - Where Women Rule
In Samburu culture the women do all the work. In 1990 a small group of women decided to band together and create their own village. They prospered without men! (more)The King Does Not Lie: The Initiation of A Shango Priest
This film shows the much maligned Afro-Cuban religion, Santeria, and its practitioners in Puerto Rico gathering for the initiation of a priest over a three day period. (more)The Ladies of the Lake: A Matriarchial Society
This stunning film takes us to a rare matriarchal community in southwest China. The ancient Mosuo culture has survived both the time of the concubines and the Cultural Revolution. (more)Land of the Morning Star
For centuries, the world has jostled for control of the land now known as West Papua, a rugged, isolated region, with its abundant natural resources and strategic position. Colonial ambition, fervent nationalism and cold war politics have played a part in its turbulent history. (more)The Last Manaschi
An elder in Kyrgyzstan passes down the heroic stories of their oral tradition (more)The Last Refuge: The Aetas of The Philippines
Relegated to remote reservations on the rugged slopes of Mt. Pinatuba, the Aetas survived slavery by the Spanish colonizers and battled commercial logging and encroachment on their ancestral land. (more)Last Years Rain Fell on Monday
Filmed in the deserts of Namibia, one of the hottest and driest places on earth, we meet indigenous people who survive in this harsh environment. (more)Listen to the Silence
This lively film adds a new dimension to the appreciation of African music, focusing as it does on the space between sounds - the richness of silence. (more)A Little for My Heart and A Little for My God: A Muslim Women's Orchestra
The meddahatts are women musicians who perform for other women in Algeria. Many are widowed or divorced and have fallen on hard times. Only a woman filmmaker could have penetrated this closed environment and captured on film such a spontaneous portrait. (more)The Long Tears: An Ndebele Story
Through the eyes of one family, the film traces the history of the Ndebele people and their art and rituals. (more)Love Songs of The Miao in China
This richly photographed film captures the courtship rituals of the Miao who live deep in the mountains of China, preserving the traditions of the past. Young men and women woo each other with soulful songs.(more)The Maasai and Agents of Change.
A unique look at the culture, filmed by a Maasai warrior who studied in America. (more)Macumba, Trance And Spirit Healing
This film shows the roots and beliefs of Afrospirit religions as practiced by the privileged rich as well as the illiterate poor, shot primarily in Rio de Janeiro. (more)Maharajah Burger
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in Hindu attitudes towards the slaughter in England of cows sick with Mad Cow disease (more)Mali: The Salt Caravan
Timbuktu has been the center of the salt trade since ancient times. Nomads and miners still carry on the trade despite civil war and poverty. (more)Mama Benz: An African Market Woman
This film focuses on an African woman who presides over the cloth market in Lome, Togo. She is a powerful woman treated with deference who owns a prized possesion, a chauffeured Mercedes Benz. (more)Man, God and Africa
Faith in Pentecostal Christianity, a blend of deep-rooted African traditions and imported values of Christianity, helped South African blacks survive appalling hardships and helped stabilize the new South Africa. (more)Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed
A documentary portrait of one of the most influential women of our time, using never before seen archival footage and interviews. It weaves together the story of the scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity. (more)Mauritania: The Vanishing Oasis
This film provides a memorable portrait of a couple living in a tiny oasis outside Chinguetti, surviving despite the forces of nature that buffet them (more)Memories of Paradise
The Peruvian town of Paradise was once a tropical Utopia. The villagers survived by growing coca.Then the Shining Path came in to control the drug trade. The town became embattled in the drug war. This firsthand account from deep inside the Peruvian jungle reveals the complex problems of stopping coca cultivation (more)Midnight Son: A Nunamiut Village in Alaska
The filmmaker-anthropologist lived among a Nunamiut Eskimo family of four generations, members of the only tribe of inland Eskimos in the world. (more)Morocco: The Past and Present of Djemma el Fna
This documentary captures the color, romance and spiritual atmosphere of Marrakech's famous square, which once led visitors such as Edith Wharton and Winston Churchill to marvel at its magic. (more)Mother's Day in Cuetzalan: Panchita the Weaver
This film gives us an intimate look at a resilient and spirited woman whose skill as a weaver keeps her family afloat through difficult economic times in Mexico. Through her eyes one can see how the forces of global economy affect her people. (more)Mountains of Gold: The People of Porgera
This is a unique chronicle of the Ipini, whose nomadic, hunter/gatherer society has gone through the profound change to a money economy over a ten-year period. (more)Mundo Milagroso
In Texan communities along the Rio Grande, there is a vibrant mixture of Spanish Catholicism and Indian mysticism. Various saints and religious figures appear to the believers in the shape of everyday objects. (more)The Musical Steppes of Mongolia
Alain Desjacques, a well-known ethnomusicologist, takes us on a pilgrimage to find and record the best traditional musicians on the rugged, remote steppes of Mongolia. (more)My Mother's Home, the Lagoon.
In Iran, where men dominate the fishing trade, a fisherwoman struggles to support herself and her 100-year-old mother (more)Ndebele Women: The Rituals of Rebellion
This unique film explores the world of Ndebele women, known throughout the world for their vivid and multi-faceted art forms, especially the colorful embellishment of their houses, their fascinating rituals, fertility rites and performance art. (more)The Ocre People: Nomads of Namibia
The people of Ova Himba in the desert of Namibia lived a harsh life as cattle herders, migrating between their encampments. The drought and the war in Angola forced them into shanty towns and took away their dignity. (more)Odo Ya!
This is the affirming story of how Candomble, a Brazilian religion of African origin, has become a source of strength and power for a group of AIDS sufferers in Brazil's cities. (more)Oh, You Black Bird
A first hand account of how the Gypsies suffered during the Holocaust. (more)Our God The Condor
The Yawar Festival, a spectacular and significant event in Peru, pits a condor, symbolic of the Andean people, against a bull, symbol of Spain (more)Our Nation
Our Nation is a stunning portrayal of how Korean youth are using punk rock to find a voice in a rapidly changing culture. (more)Highlands Trilogy The films First Contact, Joe Leahy's Neighbours and Black Harvest comprise this outstanding trilogy. (more)
First Contact
In 1930, the Leahy brothers penetrated the interior of New Guinea in search of gold.and carried a movie camera. Thus they captured amazing footage of their unexpected confrontation with thousands of Stone Age people.Joe Leahy's Neighbours
traces the fortunes of Joe Leahy, the mixed-race son of one of the Leahy brothers, in his uneasy relationship with his tribal neighbors.Black Harvest
charts the progress of Joe in convincing the Ganiga tribespeople to join him in a coffee growing venture.Paradise Bent
This is one of the first explorations of the Samoan fa'afafines, boys who are raised as girls, fulfilling a traditional role in Samoan culture. (more)The Pig Commandments
This fascinating film illustrates how religious differences, even on the basic level of dietary prohibitions affects the relationship of Malaysia's 12 million Muslims and 6 million Chinese. (more)Pig Tusks and Paper Money
The two currencies in Papua New Guinea are the modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaves and pig tusks. The problem is that there is no exchange between the two and a bank is badly needed.(more)Plagued: A Series on Disease and Society
This four-part series helps to put into perspective the AIDS epidemic that is sweeping the global community.
Part 1: The Origins of Disease:
Filmed in the U.S., Hungary, India and Australia, this episode investigates through various case studies how epidemics break out.
Part 2: Epidemics:
Concentrating on bubonic plague (Black Death) and cholera, this film gives a historical account of the spread of these diseases as man explored his world.
Part 3: Invisible Armies
This program explores the relationship between the immune system and history, using as one example measles, prevalent in the teaming cities of the ancient Near East and now raging through the Hispanic population of Los Angeles.
Part 4: Will We Ever Learn?
This program shows the interaction between the two epidemics, HIV and syphilis, fostered by drug use and prostitution (more)Portrait of Altine in the Dry Season.
Daily life in a village in Northern Senegal. (more)Prayers of A Warlord
This portrait of warlord Mamour Hasan and his villagers illuminates a way of life, a social organization and indeed a mentality that needs to be understood by westerners considering the future of Afghanistan. (more)Rasinah
Watching the lithe, expressive movements of Javanese masked dancer Rasinah, one would never believe a 72-year old woman is behind the mask! She is a master of an ancient form of mask dance called Topeng Cirebon, which originated in West Java, Indonesia. This colorful documentary shows the history, function and meaning of these masked dances. (more)Rites
Without resorting to sensationalism, it explores the custom of female circumcision which has been commonplace throughout history. (more)Samba!
Reflections of Africa in Brazilian Culture This lively film goes behind the scenes of the samba and carnival world in Rio de Janeiro to reveal how the cultural clash of the African/Black and European/White cultures gave birth to a new tradition. (more)Seed and Earth
Made by a team of distinguished filmmakers/anthropologists, Seed and Earth is a film about everyday life in rural West Bengal. We see how gender and age determine work, ritual and leisure activities. (more)Senegal: The Power to Change
A grassroots movement, spearheaded by newly educated women, has successfully halted female circumcision in Senegal. (more)Sentinels of the Earth: Conversations with the Sierra Popoluca
This is an innovative, intimate portrait of stalwart members of an indigenous people who inhabit Mexicošs Sierra de Santa Marta and speak a derivative of ancient Olmec.(more)Seven Nights and Seven Days
This beautifully photgraphed film documents an unusual healing ceremony in Senegal, where a young women is cured of post-partum depression. (more)Sherpas: The Himalayas' Conqueror
When Edmund Hillary made history in 1953 by conquering the peak of Mt. Everest with the help of his Sherpa guide, it changed forever the life of the Sherpas. This spectacularly shot film points out the ironic juxtaposition of eastern and western values and lifestyles now that the Sherpas have adjusted to their success as guides to adventurers. (more)Siberian Dream
Originally from a small village in the Buryat region of Siberia, Irina Pantaeva emigrated to the U.S. in the 1980's. Every summer, Irina, a world-famous model, and her son travel back to help her troubled family, trapped in the new free market society. Siberian Dream shows the effects of perestroika and glasnost on this Buryat community. (more)Simple Courage: An Historical Portrait in the Age of AIDS
The film documents the treatment of leprosy victims in Hawaii in the 19th and early 20th century, when more than 8,000 sufferers were banished to an isolated peninsula amd practically abandoned (more)Singing Between Two Worlds: Learning Traditional Music in the Heart of Modern India
A warm portrait of one of the most revered musical families in India, in which the cherished tradition of dhrupad vocal music is passed on from father to son. It presents for the first time on film an in-depth look at the musical training fundamental to this special music. (more)Songs for Ralph
This is a lively musical tribute to Ralph Rinzler who championed indigenous American music, first as a musician, then in field research and recording, eventually founding the Center for Folklife in the Smithsonian Institute. (more)Soothsayers, Cigars and San Simon
In Guatemala City, five warmhearted psychic healers try to solve the problems of the poorest of the poor, who search for advice, healing and comfort (more)Spirit Doctors
In the Mexican American community around the Rio Grande, folk healing is still an established practice. This film follows three healers, or curandera, as they use a variety of spiritual and herbal techniques. (more)The Spirit of Kuna Yala
This award-winning film is a lively portrait of the Kuna Indians of Panama's San Blas Islands, determined to protect their rainforest homeland and survive the encroachment of the Western world. (more)Spite: An African Prophet-Healer
This stunningly photographed film focuses on Sebim Odjo, of the Ivory Coast, who draws upon Moslem, Christian and traditional African beliefs in his healing ceremonies. (more)The Split Horn
Seen through the eyes of his 14-year-old daughter, a Hmong Shaman, grapples with life in America. (more)Stealing History
The looting of ancient artifacts from the troubled regions of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan is an ongoing scandal. This film reveals the closely knit network of looters, smugglers, dealers, collectors and academics which encourages this illegal trade (more)The Sultan's Burden
A little kingdom in northern Cameroon looks like a throwback to the Arabian Nights, but 20th-century political currents intrude. (more)Taigana: The Last Reindeer People in Mongolia
This fascinating film depicts the Taigana, an unusual tribe of nomads living in the mountainous Hovsgol region of Mongolia, near the Siberian border (more)Tales of Pabuji: A Rajasthani Tradition
Using animation techniques combined with filmed actual performances, this colorful production documents an ancient storytelling tradition still ongoing in India. It recounts the epic of Lord Pabuji of Rajasthan. (more)They Carry Their Families
This beautifully filmed video reveals how hard life is for the women of Mauritania, who do all the farming and housework while the men take their ease. Tradition and Islamic religion are intertwined to reinforce strict gender roles. (more)Tidikawa: At the Edge of Heaven
This film captures the poignancy of a native people, the Bedamini in Papua, New Guinea, undergoing tremendous cultural change, moving from aggressive behavior that included cannibalism to a Western lifestyle (more)Tong Tana: The Lost Paradise.
Bruno Manser, a Swiss citizen, lived among the Penan of Malaysian Borneo, and devoted himself to saving the forests (more)The Trail of the Mummy
The mummified corpse of Anchhor, one of the few mummies that have been recovered fully intact, has been the object of an elaborate scientific investigation by the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands. (more)The Unholy Tarahumara
This is a poetic representation of the lifestyle and culture of the Tarahumara Indians who live in the vast, astonishing and isolated Copper Canyon area of Chihuahua, Mexico. (more)Vietnam Mission: Fifty Years Among the Montaguards
This is the story of a remarkable Canadian-American missionary couple who settled, in 1929, among the Montagnard tribes of Vietnam's highlands. They lived, worked and filmed there for fifty years. This film was produced by their grandson. (more)Vision Man: An Eskimo Hunter
An 87-year-old Eskimo hunter looks out over the glacial expanse of his Arctic homeland and recalls a past way of life when he hunted polar bear with spear, and harpooned walrus from his kayak (more)Wandering Warrior
This is a unique story of a leap across cultural boundaries as a Masai warrior from southern Kenya adapts to life on the fast track in suburban Massachusetts. (more)A Way to Move On.
Collectives help Senegalese village women move out of poverty. (more)Women of the Yellow Earth
This BBC film takes us to the heart of rural China, where one woman about to have her third child is in trouble with the family planning officials, and another excitedly plans for her traditional wedding. (more)World Without Fathers or Husbands
The women of Mosuo Province, China, have enjoyed their matriarchal way of life. (more)Yemen's Cultural Drug: Qat
This film explores the Yemeni culture and its dependency on Qat, which plays a central role in daily life, marriages and tribal disputes. It focuses on the story of a powerful Qat trader and addict whose wedding is overshadowed by a bitter dispute over his Qat fields. (more)Zulu Love Affairs
This is an intimate and spontaneous depiction of the lives of Zulu women left behind while their husbands, migrant laborers, work in the mines far away. By turns sad, touching or amusing, this film bears eloquent testimony to the ravages of an economic system which tears families apart to feed South Africašs insatiable mines. (more)
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