visual anthropology videos (13 videos)
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DEEP OBEAH on Vimeo
This is my animation of a musical spoken word poem by my late friend and collaborator, Dr. Roi Kwabena. The piece is titled "Deep Obeah" and is perhaps the most musical and most sung of the pieces he produced that made their way onto his Y42K album.
Trobriand Cricket
This is a documentary explaining the origins and nature of Cricket, as it is played in the Trobriand Islands.
In Complete World trailer
in complete world is a feature-length documentary made up of street interviews done throughout NYC. Mixing political questions (Are we responsible for the government we get?) with more broadly existential ones (Do you feel you have control over your life?), the film centers on the tension between individual and collective responsibility. The film can be seen as a user's manual for citizenship in the 21st century, as well as a glimpse into the opinions and self-perceptions of a diverse group of Americans. I
Wolf Creek, Appalachia: Shelby Lee Adams
Each year the "Picture Man" photographer Shelby Lee Adams, returns to the place of his childhood to photograph stark and striking family portraits of the Appalachian mountain people. In an unsettling yet sensitive way, Wolfgang Hastert's film follows Shelby's footsteps through remote areas of rural Kentucky, discovering a reclusive world of mystery, sorrow and love tangled within strong familial bonds. Warm-hearted and dramatic, this compelling portrait of a small American subculture gives voice to an estra
