Royal Anthropological Institute’s International Film Festival

Royal Anthropological Institute’s International Film Festival

JOIN US ON MAY 7-8, 2026
FOR THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FILM FESTIVAL
AT UCLA


Screening times TBA.

FEATURING groundbreaking ethnographic, anthropological, and archaeological filmmaking from around the globe

TWO FEATURE FILMS:

God is a Woman (Panama, 85 mins)
A meditation on cultural memory, representation, and the right of Indigenous peoples to reclaim their own image

Above and Below the Ground (Myanmar, 86 mins)
In Myanmar, indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors protect a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam

FOUR SHORT FILM COLLECTIONS:
Crafted Sound (Three Films, 94 mins)
On instrument-making, sonic heritage, and changing musical cultures

Anatomy of Care (Four Films, 93 mins)
Performances, practices, and biopolitics that shape health systems.

A Body of Work (Five Films, 79 mins)
The mechanics of human and embodied labour in the age of automation.

Earthbound Knowledge (Five Films, 101 mins)
Relational wisdom and sensory practices reconnecting us to the natural world


All films from the 2025 RAI Film Festival