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Anthropology

Human stories, big and small: from examinations of specific moments to lifetimes and generations throughout the US and around the world.

Featured Films

Where Are You Taking Me?

A mesmerizing, poetic journey through contemporary Uganda that explores the challenges of cross-cultural representation.

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David

Faith, Friendship, Family and the challenges of being different in America

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Vultures of Tibet

In rapidly developing Western China, Sky Burial - a sacred ritual where the bodies of Tibetan dead are fed to wild griffon vultures - becomes a popular tourist attraction.

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Tales from Arab Detroit

What does it mean to be Arab American?

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Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia

An ethnographic look at the American Dream of homeownership.

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Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai'i

The impact of "English only" policies on students' learning and self esteem

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All Films About Anthropology

Ellavut Cimirtuq (Our World Is Changing)

As climate change affects a Yup'ik village in coastal Alaska, the community demonstrates resilience and pride.

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Someone You Should Meet

From fractured roots to a family reunion: Jewish identity across five generations.

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North Putnam

A year-in-the-life of a yes-saying rural school district and the community it serves.

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Cruise Boom

An Alaskan town grapples with an explosive increase in cruise ship tourism

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Once Removed

A trip to China reveals a family’s complicated political past.

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Monkey Dance

Dance helps three Cambodian teens navigate the minefields of urban America

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Do I Need This?

Do I Need This? is a film about consumerism, excess, and the stuff from which happiness is truly made.

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Long Haulers

"All truckers are either running away or running to something.”

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Elephant Path / Njaia Njoku

An indelible tale of friendship and commitment to Forest Elephants in the Central African Rainforest.

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All That Perishes at the Edge of Land

A conversation between a decommissioned vessel and her shipbreakers.

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Remittance

Finding Freedom In Servitude

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A Jumpin’ Night in the Garden of Eden

Re-released for a new generation: the first film to document the klezmer music revival.

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