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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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Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai'i

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

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Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia

An ethnographic look at the American Dream of homeownership.

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All Films About Anthropology

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

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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Geographies of Kinship

A powerful tale about the rise of Korea’s global adoption program

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Looking for Adventure

A striking journey through Peru that offers a new perspective on travel and tourism.

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Far East Deep South

Discover The Past You Never Knew

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With a Stroke of the Chaveta

The untold story of cigarmakers and literature in Cuba.

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Soledad

Soledad tells the story of a young woman from Central America who fled gang violence to seek asylum in the U.S.

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Where Are You Taking Me?

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

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