A seven-day initiation ceremony is documented in which two women undergo ritual healing following a diagnosis of spirit possession, presented without narration, intertitles, or explanatory commentary.

AMIN portrays Qashqai musician Amin Aghaie, a young modern nomad and his family who despite facing s...

The people of Unamenshipu (La Romaine), an Innu community in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, are see...

Filmed in May 1971 in Niger, this short documentary records a possession ritual performed by the Sim...

This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her yea...

In the Darhat valley in northern Mongolia, the horses of nomadic tribes are stolen by bandits who th...

A ritual vase, the hampi, is placed in the center of the Musée de plein air de la République du Nige...

This documentary offers an overview of French scientific research in Africa French scientific resear...

Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, port...

Yirrkala is an Aboriginal township on the Gove Peninsula in Northeast Arnhem Land. It was establishe...

Commemorative celebrations of the independence of the Republic of Niger filmed in December 1961 and ...

Portrays the Nuer, Nilotic herdsmen of the Nile basin. Shows how their daily lives revolve about the...

In front of Jean Rouch's camera, Germaine Dieterlen recalls her ethnographic itinerary, at the Musée...

A portrait of Zomo, the second of Damouré Zika’s many children. Employed at the zoo of the National ...

Forest of Bliss is an unsparing yet redemptive account of the inevitable griefs, religious passions ...

The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, ...
While no wrestling is actually depicted, Atilogivu: The Story of a Wrestling Match documents gymnast...

Shigeki, one of the Ainu people of northern Japan, follows the traditions of his ancestors and teach...

Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient c...