War: The Longest Struggle
May 25, 1993

We don't have an overview translated in English.

War: Orphans of Passage - Sudan
May 18, 1993

We don't have an overview translated in English.

War: We Are All Neighbours
May 11, 1993

In a Muslim/Catholic village near Sarajevo, rumors fly and suspicions spread. When Catholic Croats assert control, Muslim businesses are attacked, villagers arrested and harassed, and homes threatened.

Cakchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopo
August 7, 1991

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Albanians of Rrogam
July 31, 1991

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Mursi - Nitha
July 24, 1991

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Mursi - The Land Is Bad
July 17, 1991

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Kalasha: Rites of Spring
August 1, 1990

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea
July 25, 1990

A description of a village on Kiriwina Island, in the Trobriand Group, including their yam cult, fishing, life, traditions and, especially, the position of women in Trobriand society.

The Mende
July 18, 1990

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
June 27, 1989

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Villagers of the Sierra De Gredos
June 20, 1989

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Kayapo: Out of the Forest
June 13, 1989

Documents the opposition of the Kayapo Indians of central Brazil to the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Altamira.

The Wodaabe
July 27, 1988

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Across the Tracks: Vlach Gypsies in Hungary
July 20, 1988

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Whalehunters of Lamalera
July 13, 1988

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Lau of Malaita
June 15, 1987

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Basques of Santazi
June 10, 1987

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Kayapo
June 3, 1987

Documents life among the Kayapo Indians of central Brazil, a fiercely independent tribe, who were forced to become "businessmen" or see their traditional way of life destroyed.

The Migrants
October 14, 1985

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Inside China: The Kazakhs of China
May 18, 1983

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Inside China: The Newest Revolution
May 4, 1983

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Inside China: Living with the Revolution
April 27, 1983

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Kwegu
March 23, 1982

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Asante Market Women
March 16, 1982

Examines the matrilineal and polygamous Asante society of Ghana through interviews with women, who exercise complete authority in the wholesale produce market, and with their husbands and children.

Witchcraft among the Azande
March 9, 1982

Presents the role of witchcraft among the Azande in spite of their acceptance of Christianity. Focuses on its usage in adjudicating disputes, curing illness, assuring success in the hunt, and purification of the newborn.

The Pathans
February 20, 1980

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Umbanda
November 23, 1977

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Sherpas
April 13, 1977

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Rendille
February 23, 1977

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Some Women of Marrakesh
January 26, 1977

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Eskimos of Pond Inlet - The People's Land
January 12, 1976

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Shilluk
January 5, 1976

We don't have an overview translated in English.

The Kirghiz
December 29, 1975

We don't have an overview translated in English.

Masai Manhood
April 8, 1975

In east Africa, across the borders of Kenya and Tanzania is Loita, where we now follow the Masai men during their ritual in preparation for mandatory moranhood, which means serving as a warrior.

The Sakuddei
December 18, 1974

The Sakuddei are a small clan of traditional people living in the rain-forests of Siberut in The Mentawai Islands off the west coast of the mainland of Sumatra. But modernized Indonesians want to inflict their culture and religion upon them.

Ongka's Big Moka - The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea
December 11, 1974

The influential leader of New Guinea's Kawelka tribe spends five years amassing an abundance of valuable items including 600 pigs and a motorbike only to give them away in a festive ceremony called the Moka.

Quechua
December 4, 1974

High up in the Andes of Peru, live the Quechua, who breathe the thin air and grow potatoes far away from the rest of the world.

Masai Women
November 27, 1974

The Masai live along the Rift Valley near the Kenya-Tanzania border. They keep large amounts of cattle, for whom they have great respect, and the men have many wives, who they also see as a form of wealth.

Mehinacu
November 20, 1974

In the Shinghu National Park in Central Brazil live the 70-strong Mehinacu, a tribe in which men and women have distinctly different roles, almost like two communities sharing the same land.

The Mursi
November 13, 1974

The Mursi are a tribe in Ethiopia who, when not worshipping Allah, are at constant war with their neighbours, the Bodi.

Dervishes of Kurdistan
November 27, 1973

The Dervishes are a group of Kurds, a people who have no homeland, who are being allowed to live in Iran.

Kataragama: A God for all Seasons
November 20, 1973

At the shrine of the god Kataragama in the jungle of Ceylon, there is a festival of payment for help received. This film focuses on one family who need his help to find their missing 11-year old son.

The Meo
July 4, 1972

Originally Aborigines in North and Central China, the 250 000 remaining Meo have been forced southwards, and now live in villages around Southern China and South East Asia.

The Tuareg
April 18, 1972

The Tuareg live in the Sahara dessert at the foot of the mountains of Algeria. After a couple of invasive visits by white troops, very few remain living the traditional life of status veils and tea drinking.

War of the Gods
June 22, 1971

Protestants and Catholics compete to enforce their religion on the traditional Maku and Barasana people of the forests of Colombia.

Embera: The End of the Road
June 15, 1971

There are around 10,000 Embura river people living in Colombia, but the government are about to drive the last of the Pan-American highway right through their territory. They also face constant threat from descendants of former Negro slaves

The Last of the Cuiva
June 8, 1971

There are only 600 Cuiva, a group of nomadic hunters left in Columbia, with perhaps another 400 across the border in Venezuela. They once roamed the plains, but now are restricted to a small strip of land.

A Clearing in the Jungle
May 19, 1970

The Panare of Venezuala still live the same way of live they have always known, and refuse to accept outside influences. There are no laws, and everyone is equal. But how long can they survive the onslaught of the developed world?

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