Distant Close

A documentary on the experiences of the Nubetya Yaptiks nomadic family in the Yamal Peninsula, Eastern Siberia, from 1992 to 2001.

There are many legends associated with the voodoo religion. Her rituals are surrounded by an aura of mystery. The small West African state of Benin...

The slave ships during the XVII and XVIII century transported millions of colored people from Africa to America carried within it the seed of a...

Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".

How do you entertain yourself while entertaining others? A short documentary about a nighttime projectionist passing the time.

The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world's most popular monster: from being a clumsy corpse to...

The film delves into the work processes of an archaeological team from the Aranzadi Science Society at the San Adrián Tunnel site....

X-ray images were invented in 1895, the same year in which the Lumière brothers presented their respective invention in what today is...

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan,...

This ethnographic short portrays a ritual using masks among the Dogon people of Mali.