Keyword: tribal customs

The Tribal Eye

8

1975

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Fascinating series of documentaries about tribes and the artefacts that they create as part of their beliefs. In seven parts: \Behind the Mask\ documents the crafting of traditional West-African Dogon tribal headgear and later shows how it is used in dance ritual. \The Crooked Beak of Heaven\ looks at the construction of totem poles and their place in the local American Indian culture. \The Sweat of the Sun\ examines the architecture and golden artwork of the Aztecs and Incas. \The Kingdom of Bronze\ returns to West-Africa to study traditional methods of manufacturing sculpture in Benin.\Woven Gardens\ travels to Persia to film the nomadic carpet-weaving tribes and explore meanings embedded within traditional rugs.\The Man Blong Custom\ looks at how of beliefs and customs of the indigenous people of the Solomon Islands have changed due to the outside influence of colonialism. \Across The Frontiers\ includes snippets from the previous documentaries already mentioned including additional footage of the Dogon. As well as exploring several other tribes and their artwork including traditional Inuit walrus-tusk tools. Attenborough concludes by looking at the commercialisation of tribal art. Interviewing collectors and exploring how tribal sculpture has changed.

Yeelen

6.9

1987

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A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

Something of Value

5.1

1957

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In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.

Sioux City

5.9

1994

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A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller. Because of his upbringing, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman knows almost nothing of Native American traditions. He is doing his internship when he suddenly receives an amulet from the Lakota reservation in Sioux City. It is from his real mother. Jesses curiosity is piqued, and he immediately travels to his birthplace to learn why she sent it. Unfortunately, by the time he arrives, his mothers body is discovered in the smoldering wreckage of her home. She was shot before she was burned. Jesses investigation into her death is not welcomed by the local captain of police and his assistant. He is almost beaten to death but is saved by his grandfather, a shaman, and a Lakota woman. The newly healed Jesse begins to explore his tribes customs. He then contacts his mothers spirit and she leads him to the films conclusion.