List of visual anthropology films

This is a chronologic list of representative anthropologically-minded films and filmmakers:

Alfred C. Haddon – UK
- Torres Strait Expedition, 1898

Delmi Alvarez – GZ
* Himbas, struggle for survive. 2009 Namibia.
* O rei galego de África, Namibia.
* Dous galegos en Krasnodar (Rusia).
* Galegos da Guiana Venezolana (Venezuela).
* Fuga de cerebros (Sweden, Germany, USA, France)

Edward S. Curtis – US
- In the Land of the Head Hunters, 1916

Percy Powell-Cotton - UK
- Crafts in the Cameroons, 1931
- Gorilla Drive, Cameroons, 1931
- Osonigbe Juju House and Benin Brass Cutting, 1931

Robert J. Flaherty – US
- Nanook of the North, 1922
- Moana, 1926
- Tabu, 1931, see Tabu
- Man of Aran, 1934
- Louisiana Story, 1948, see Louisiana Story

José Leitão de Barros – Portugal
- Maria do Mar, 1930, see Maria do Mar
- Ala-Arriba! (film), 1942

Jean Epstein – Poland
- L'or des mers (The ocean's gold), 1932, see L’or des mers

Diana and Antoinette Powell-Cotton - UK
- Angola: Dombondola Potter, 1936
- Angola: Scenes from a household (Dombondola), 1936

Jean Rouch – France
- Les Maîtres Fous (The Mad Masters), 1954
- Moi, un noir, 1958
- Chronique d’un été (Chronicle of a Summer), 1961
- Jaguar (Jean Rouch film), 1954 – 1967
- Petit à petit, 1972

Lionel Rogosin – US
- On the Bowery, 1957
- Come Back, Africa, 1957

John Marshall – US
- The Hunters (1957 film), 1957
- N!ai: The Story of a !Kung Woman, 1980
- A Kalahari Family, 1951 – 2000

António Campos – Portugal
- A Almadraba atuneira (Tuna net), 1961
- Vilarinho das Furnas, 1971
- Histórias selvagens (Savage stories), 1978
- Falamos de Rio de Onor (Let’s talk about Rio de Onor)
- Gente da Praia da Vieira (The people of Praia da Vieira), 1976
- Terra fria (Cold land), 1992
Manoel de Oliveira – Portugal
- Acto da Primavera (Act of Spring), 1963
Michel Brault – Canada
- Pour la suite du monde, (Of Whales, the Moon and Men), 1963
- Les Ordres (Orderers) 1975
- Les Noces de papier (Paper wedings), 1990
Pierre Perrault – Canada
- Pour la suite du monde (Of Whales, the Moon and Men, 1963
Robert Gardner – US
- Dead Birds, 1964
- The Nuer, 1970
- Rivers of Sand, 1975
- Sons of Shiva, 1985
- Forest of Bliss, 1986

David MacDougall and Judith MacDougall – AUS

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- Nawi, 1968/1970
- Three Horsemen, 1978/1982
- Stockman's Strategy, 1982/1984
- Collum Calling Canberra, 1982/1984
- Doon School Chronicles,1997-1998/2000
- Diyas, 1997/2000

Tim Asch – US, see Tim Asch
- The Feast, 1969
- Yanomamo: A Multidisciplinary Study, 1971
- Magical Death, 1974
- The Ax Fight, 1975
- A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo, 1975
- A Balinese Trance Seance, 1979 - see A Balinese Trance Seance
- Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed, 1980 - see Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed
- Jero Tapakan: Stories From the Life of a Balinese Healer, 1983 - see Jero Tapakan: Stories From the Life of a Balinese Healer
- The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage, 1983 - see The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage
- The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island, 1983 - see The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island
- Spear and Sword: a Ceremonial Payment of Bridewealth, 1989 - see Spear and Sword: a Ceremonial Payment of Bridewealth
- Releasing the Spirits, 1990 - see Releasing the Spirits
- A Celebration of Origins, 1992 - see A Celebration of Origins

Janet Hoskins – US, see Janet Hoskins
- The Feast in Dream Village, 1988 - see The Feast in Dream Village
- Horses of Life and Death, 1991 - see Horses of Life and Death
- The Left Eye of God, 2008 - see The Left Eye of God

Sarah Elder (films co-directed by Leonard Kamerling) – Australia, see Sarah Elder
- Tununeremiut, 1972
- At the Time of Whaling, 1974
- On the Spring Ice, 1975
- From the First People, 1977
- The Drums of Winter, 1988
- In Iirgus Time, 1988
- Joe Sun, 1988
- Reindeer Thief, 1988

Ricardo Costa – Portugal
- Avieiros, 1975
- Mau tempo, marés e mudança (Changing Tides), 1976
- Castro Laboreiro, 1979
- Pitões, aldeia do Barroso (Pitoes, a village of Barroso), 1979
- O Pão e o Vinho (Bread and Wine (film), 1981
- Longe é a cidade (Far is the city), 1981
- Ao fundo desta estrada (Further ahead on this road) 1981

António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro – Portugal
- Trás-os-Montes, 1976
- Ana (film), 1984

Noémia Delgado – Portugal
- Máscaras (Masks), 1976

Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
- First Contact, 1983
- Joe Leahy’s Neighbors, 1988
- Black Harvest, 1991

Dennis O'Rourke – Australia
- Yumi Yet – Independence for Papua New Guinea, 1976
- Ileksen – Politics in Papua New Guinea, 1978
- Yap ... How Did you Know We’d Like TV, 1980
- The Shark Callers of Kontu, 1982
- Couldn’t Be Fairer, 1984
- Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age, 1985
- Cannibal Tours, 1988
- The Good Woman of Bangkok, 1991
- Cunnamulla, 2000
- Land Mines -- A Love Story, 2004

John Melville Bishop - US, see John Melville Bishop
- Rhesus Play, 1977, see Rhesus Play
- YoYo Man, 1978
- The Land Where The Blues Began, 1979, see The Land Where The Blues Began
- New England Fiddles & New England Dances, 1983, see New England Fiddles & New England Dances
- The Last Window, 1987, see The Last Window
- Himalayan Herders, 1997, see Himalayan Herders
- Hosay Trinidad (1999)
- Oh What A Blow That Phantom Gave Me, 2003, see Oh What A Blow That Phantom Gave Me (with Harald E.L. Prins)
- Oss Tales, 2007, see Oss Tales
- John Bishop Short Films, (14 films 1975-2007), see John Bishop Short Films

Jayasinhji Jhala - US, see Jayasinhji Jhala – US
- Forgotten Headhunters and Apatani Sacrifice, 1978
- Tragada Bhavai: A Rural Theater Troupe of Gujarat, 1981
- Journey with Ganapati, 1982
- Bharvad Predicament, 1987
- Morning With Asch, 1995
- Whose Paintings?, 1995
- Conversation with a Collector: Dialogue with a Docent, 1997
- Letter to My Nieces, 2000
- Close Encounters of No Kind, 2002
- A Zenana: Scenes and Recollections, 2005
- ShaktiMa no Veh, 2006

Pedro Costa – Portugal
- Casa de Lava (Down to Earth), 1994
- Ossos (Bones), 1997
- No Quarto da Vanda (In Vanda’s room), 2000
- Juventude em Marcha (Colossal youth), 2006

Flora Gomes – Guiné-Bissau
- Po di Sangui, 1996
- Nha Fala, 2002

Harald E.L. Prins – Netherlands
- Our Lives in Our Hands, 1985
- Oh What A Blow That Phantom Gave Me, 2003, see Oh What A Blow That Phantom Gave Me (with John Bishop)

Fernando Meirelles – Brazil
- Cidade de Deus, (City of God), 2002

Daniel E. Thorbecke – Germany
- Terra Longe, (Far distant land), 2003

Nena Toth- filmmaker- Canada
- Phantasmagoria, 2003
- Canoeing to the Arctic, 2007

Chris Horner, see Chris Horner – Australia
- The Disappearing of Tuvalu: Trouble In Paradise, 2004

Randy Olson
- Flock of Dodos, 2006
- Oh, What a Blow that Phantom Gave Me!, 2003 (with John Bishop)

Johannes Sjöberg – Sweden / United Kingdom
- Transfiction, 2007

Monique Derenia - United States
- Why Not Dad?, 2007, see Why Not Dad?

Harjant Gill - US / India
- Milind Soman Made Me Gay, 2007, see Milind Soman Made Me Gay, 2007
- Roots of Love, 2011, see Roots of Love, 2011

Carlos Serrano Azcona – Spain
- Quantum Men, 2011

Robert Lemelson – US
- 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy, 2009 - see 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
- Afflictions: Culture and Mental Health in Indonesia Film Series, 2010 / 2011 - see Afflictions: Culture and Mental Health in Indonesia
  - Shadows and Illuminations, 2010 - see Shadows and Illuminations
  - Family Victim, 2010 - see Family Victim
  - The Bird Dancer, 2010 - see The Bird Dancer
  - Kites and Monsters, 2011 - see Kites and Monsters
  - Memory of My Face, 2011 - see Memory of My Face
  - Ritual Burdens, 2011 - see Ritual Burdens
- Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java, 2011 - see Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java
- Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart, 2012 - see Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart
- Standing on the Edge of a Thorn, 2012 - see Standing on the Edge of a Thorn

Giovanni Princigalli – Italy - Canada
- Japigia gagi roma stories, 2003 - see [1]
- Ho fatto il mio coraggio, 2009 - see [2]
- Les fluers à la fenêtre, 2010-2012 - see [3]