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The Docuseek Anthropology Collection

The Anthropology Collection from Docuseek features a stellar collection of films that cover the entire spectrum of the field of anthropology. Over 400 hundred films cover the richness of the anthropology discipline by presenting stories from every continent, with content in every major sub-discipline, including historical anthropology, visual anthropology, cultural anthropology, economic anthropology, forensic anthropology, and physical anthropology.

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The Docuseek Anthropology Collection includes the following titles:

Busting Out - imageBusting Out

An exploration of the history and politics of breast obsession in America, and its connection with breast cancer, breastfeeding and body image.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 57 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Buyer Be Fair - imageBuyer Be Fair

Looks at the benefits of fair trade goods and product certification for people and the environment.

Bullfrog Films | 2006 | 57 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Can Condoms Kill? - imageCan Condoms Kill?

Investigates the Catholic Church's allegationthat condoms are unreliable and ineffective in preventing the transmission of HIV.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 45 minutes | College, Adult
Can't Do It In Europe - imageCan't Do It In Europe

Some people travel to Bolivia to go down the dangerous silver mines, to see the medieval work conditions. Are they crawling through the contaminated tunnels to learn about a foreign culture, or to escape boredom?

Icarus Films | 2005 | 46 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Catching Sight of Thelma and Louise - imageCatching Sight of Thelma and Louise

Explores the same women's and men's reactions to the groundbreaking film, THELMA and LOUISE, 25 years ago and today.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 86 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults
Chain of Love - imageChain of Love

A film about the Philippines' second largest export product - maternal love - and how the international trade in love and care affects the women involved, their families, and families in the West.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 50 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Chasing Water - imageChasing Water

Breathtaking photography tells the story of the Colorado River, which flowed to the sea for 6 million years and now dries up 90 miles short of the Sea of Cortez.

Bullfrog Films | 2012 | 18 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Chavez Ravine - imageChavez Ravine

Don Normark's haunting photographs bring back to life a Mexican American village razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 24 minutes | Grades 4 to 12, College, Adult
China 2000 BC - The Rise and Fall of Dynasties in Ancient China - imageChina 2000 BC - The Rise and Fall of Dynasties in Ancient China

Remarkable new archaeological discoveries provide clues about the rise of Chinese culture.

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 47 minutes
China 2000 BC - Unearthing the Truth Behind a Myth: The Xia Dynasty - imageChina 2000 BC - Unearthing the Truth Behind a Myth: The Xia Dynasty

The nation of China is more than 4000 years old, and recent discoveries are shedding new light on its origins. In our common knowledge Chinaļ¾¶s earliestā€¦

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 46 minutes

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