- This is a chronologic list of representative anthropologically-minded films and filmmakers:
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- Alfred C. Haddon – UK
- Torres Strait Expedition, 1898
- Edward S. Curtis – US
- Zora Neale Hurston - US
- Percy Powell-Cotton - UK
- Robert J. Flaherty – US
- Nanook of the North, 1922
- Moana, 1926
- Tabu, 1931
- Man of Aran, 1934
- Louisiana Story, 1948
- José Leitão de Barros – Portugal
- Maria do Mar, 1930
- Ala-Arriba!, 1942
- Jean Epstein – Poland
- L'or des mers (The ocean's gold), 1932
- Diana and Antoinette Powell-Cotton - UK
- Margaret Mead - US
- Jean Rouch – France
- Les Maîtres Fous (The Mad Masters), 1954
- Moi, un noir, 1958
- Chronique d’un été (Chronicle of a Summer), 1961
- Jaguar, 1954–1967
- Petit à petit, 1972
- Lionel Rogosin – US
- On the Bowery, 1957
- Come Back, Africa, 1957
- John Marshall – US
- The Hunters, 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, 1963
- Orders (Les Ordres) 1975
- The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier), 1990
- Pierre Perrault – Canada
- Pour la suite du monde, 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 – Australia
- To Live with Herds, 1968/1972
- Nawi, 1968/1970
- The Wedding Camels, 1974/1977
- Lorang's Way, 1974/1979
- A Wife Among Wives, 1974/1981
- 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
- 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[3]
- Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed, 1980[3]
- Jero Tapakan: Stories From the Life of a Balinese Healer, 1983[4]
- The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage, 1983[4]
- The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island, 1983[5]
- Spear and Sword: a Ceremonial Payment of Bridewealth, 1989[6]
- Releasing the Spirits, 1990[7]
- A Celebration of Origins, 1992[8]
- António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro – Portugal
- Trás-os-Montes, 1976
- Ana, 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
- Rhesus Play, 1977
- YoYo Man, 1978
- The Land Where The Blues Began, 1979
- New England Fiddles & New England Dances, 1983
- The Last Window, 1987
- Himalayan Herders, 1997
- Hosay Trinidad (1999)
- Oh What A Blow That Phantom Gave Me, 2003, (with Harald Prins)
- Oss Tales, 2007
- John Bishop Short Films, (14 films 1975-2007)
- 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
- Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Kim Longinotto - Iran/UK
- Divorce Iranian Style, 1998
- Runaway, 2001
- Ruth Behar - Cuba/US
- Adio Kerida (Goodbye Dear Love) 2002
- Randy Olson
- Flock of Dodos, 2006
- Harjant Gill - US / India
- Milind Soman Made Me Gay, 2007
- Roots of Love, 2011
- Mardistan/Macholand, 2014
- Sent Away Boys, 2016
- Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor- France/UK
- Robert Lemelson – US
- 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy, 2009
- Afflictions: Culture and Mental Health in Indonesia Film Series, 2010 / 2011
- Shadows and Illuminations, 2010
- Family Victim, 2010
- The Bird Dancer, 2010
- Kites and Monsters, 2011
- Memory of My Face, 2011
- Ritual Burdens, 2011
- Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java, 2011
- Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart, 2012
- Standing on the Edge of a Thorn, 2012
- ^ "Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork Footage". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 - Part 2: Shorts and rarities". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b "A Balinese Trance Seance & Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed". DER Documentary.
- ^ a b "The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage w/ Jero Tapakan & Jero Tapakan: Stories from the Life of a Balinese Healer". DER Documentary.
- ^ "The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island". DER Documentary.
- ^ "Spear and Sword: a Ceremonial Payment of Bridewealth". DER Documentary.
- ^ "Releasing the Spirits". DER Documentary.
- ^ "A Celebration of Origins". DER Documentary.