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1. Nanook of the North (1922)

Passed | 78 min | Documentary

In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.

Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo

Votes: 13,497

2. Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017)

86 min | Documentary

For more than 20 years anthropologists have been researching the social behavior of a chimpanzee clan in Uganda's Kibale National Park. They gained new insights about the violence, brutal ... See full summary »

Director: James Reed | Stars: David Watts, John Mitani, Kevin Langergraber, Kevin Potts

Votes: 278

3. Las Hurdes (1933)

30 min | Documentary, Short

A surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Abel Jacquin, Alexandre O'Neill

Votes: 6,281

4. Who Is Your Grandfather? (2017)

24 min | Documentary, Short

Inspired by the writings and field studies of the Japanese anthropologist Junzo Kawada, this short documentary unfolds the aesthetic and mythical power of a musical narrative, in context of the ritual, via the drum language of the Mossi.

Directors: Sunjha Kim, Rikisaburo Sato | Stars: Naaba Goumbanéga, Pascal Yaugma

5. Microcultural Incidents in Ten Zoos (1966)

34 min | Documentary, Short

Lecture on methods of comparative analysis using scenes of families at zoos for illustration.

Director: Ray L. Birdwhistell | Stars: Ray L. Birdwhistell, Jacques D. Van Vlack