Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial (1983)
• November 1st, 1983 • 0h 55min
Documentary
Overview
"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology, particularly in the context of Papua New Guinea, from the perspective of the people being studied.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
American Hardcore
Released on: 2006-09-22
Documentary, Music
Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documen...
Global Metal
Released on: 2008-06-20
Documentary, Music
In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most malign...
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Released on: 1988-06-17
Documentary, Music
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It f...
Kill Your Idols
Released on: 2004-04-08
Documentary, Music
A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from t...
A Venue For The End Of The World
Released on: 2014-09-14
Documentary
Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern...
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Released on: 2005-09-14
Documentary, Music
The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New W...
Statues Also Die
Released on: 1953-05-01
Documentary
Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is d...
Grandma in Two Dimensions: Memories, Images and Stories of Faith
Released on: 2025-04-01
Documentary
A young anthropologist reflects on her late grandmother's religious background.
1968 with Tom Brokaw
Released on: 2007-12-09
Documentary
In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward ...
Into the Jungle
Released on: 2018-08-31
Documentary
Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree ka...
Burden of Dreams
Released on: 1982-10-01
Documentary
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We...
Swamp Dialogues
Released on: 2015-01-12
Documentary
The Danube Delta in Romania - the 'Last European Sanctuary’ - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While...
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
Released on: 2012-01-02
Documentary
A Film by Andre Perkowski Made Out Of All The Other Beach Boys Films
Amos, une rivière, une forêt, des hommes
Released on: 2006-01-09
Documentary, History
The history of Amos, a town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Quebec).
In The Eyes Of A Beast
Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary
How do humans and animals see each other? Dominique Loreau captures astonishing exchanges of “views”...
The Truth About Marriage
Released on: 2020-02-14
Documentary
This documentary follows three couples to see how things turned out several years after their weddin...
Dolores guapa!
Released on: 2022-05-20
Documentary
Religious-based images and traditions permeate the lives of all the people who inhabit Seville. His...
Secrets of the Tribe
Released on: 2010-01-22
Documentary, TV Movie
What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unaccultura...
Disaster Capitalism
Released on: 2018-02-22
Documentary
A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex ...