THEME EXPLORATION

ethnographic documentation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
2007 · George A. Romero
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water
1980 · Nicholas Ray & Wim Wenders
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
Oraon
Oraon
1957 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean Rouch France

Pioneer of ethnographic cinema who blended documentary observation with participatory filmmaking, fundamentally transforming how cultures are documented on screen.