This anthropological practice focuses on cultural practices within specific cultural contexts through the concept of the “cultural chain.” Centered on nomadic herders in Fuyun County, Xinjiang, it examines modernized lifestyles on the southern slopes of the Altai Mountains, exploring contemporary cultural transformation through visual anthropology methodologies.
This anthropological practice focuses on cultural practices within specific cultural contexts through the concept of the “cultural chain.” Centered on nomadic herders in Fuyun County, Xinjiang, it examines modernized lifestyles on the southern slopes of the Altai Mountains, exploring contemporary cultural transformation through visual anthropology methodologies.
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots, portraits reveal a focus on cultivating image over substance, where subjects unable to attain actual wealth instead settle for its trappings, no matter their ability to pay for it.
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.