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The Docuseek Anthropology Collection

The Anthropology Collection from Docuseek features a stellar collection of films that cover the entire spectrum of the field of anthropology. Over 400 hundred films cover the richness of the anthropology discipline by presenting stories from every continent, with content in every major sub-discipline, including historical anthropology, visual anthropology, cultural anthropology, economic anthropology, forensic anthropology, and physical anthropology.

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The Docuseek Anthropology Collection includes the following titles:

10th Parallel - image10th Parallel

A voyage deep into the Amazon to explore the implications of Brazil's policy on uncontacted indigenous tribes.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 87 minutes | 9-12, COLLEGE, ADULT
A Better Life - imageA Better Life

Returning to Todos Santos after 30 years, a look at the profound economic and social changes that have transformed this Guatemalan Mayan village.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 52 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen - imageA Boatload of Wild Irishmen

The life and work of legendary director Robert Flaherty ('Nanook of the North'), the 'father of documentary.'

Icarus Films | 2011 | 84 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
A Bold Peace - imageA Bold Peace

Almost 70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 89 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults
A Dangerous Idea - imageA Dangerous Idea

Examines the history of the US eugenics movement and its recent resurrection, which uses false scientific claims and holds that an all-powerful 'gene' determines who is worthy and who is not.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 106 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adult
A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan - imageA Darkness Visible: Afghanistan

Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way.

MediaStorm | 2011 | 27 minutes | 10-12, college, adults
A Distant Thud in the Jungle - imageA Distant Thud in the Jungle

In Papua New Guinea, local tribes are caught in a cycle of poverty due to oil companies looking for new fields and tourists in search of exoticism.

Icarus Films | 2022 | 85 minutes
A Dream In Hanoi - imageA Dream In Hanoi

Two theater companies, one American, one Vietnamese, collaborate to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 91 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
A Fine Line - imageA Fine Line

Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.

Bullfrog Films | 2020 | 71 minutes | College, Adults
A Great Wonder - imageA Great Wonder

Documents the difficult transition of three of the 'Lost Boys and Girls' of Sudan to life as immigrants in Seattle, WA.

Bullfrog Films | 2004 | 61 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adult

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