At dawn a nomad caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. In their camp, and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads and sedentary people separate and interdependent over the centuries. The theme of the film focuses on political and religious beliefs. The film and accompanying instructor notes in this series embrace five different and complex units of analysis concerning how political change occurs; individual attitudes, ethnic identity, national loyalties, institutional affiliations, and ideological beliefs.

A unique 'direct cinema' feature length documentary (no narration or interviews) originally filmed i...

This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in no...

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

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

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

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

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

AMIN portrays Qashqai musician Amin Aghaie, a young modern nomad and his family who despite facing s...
Report on an expedition through South and Southeast Africa.

On the night of 3 August 1996 a school of striped dolphins ran ashore near the village of Tuo on Nga...

The story of a poor girl who leaves her starving family and sheep for a more prosperous village. Her...

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

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

The Greek shadow puppetry began 130 years ago. A student of Greek shadow puppetry travels to China, ...

Shigeki, one of the Ainu people of northern Japan, follows the traditions of his ancestors and teach...
The Bapst Brothers: Romain, Maurice and Jacques – whom we will also meet in The Gruyere Chronicle (p...

Traversing 700,000 square kilometers over 700 days, the filmmakers bring the stories of five people ...

David and Judith MacDougall are exploring the marriage rituals and roles of Turkana women in this et...