JOIN US ON MAY 7-8, 2026
FOR THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FILM FESTIVAL
AT UCLA
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. Fri, 5/8 @ 5pm
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. Th, 5/7 @ 6pm
FOUR SHORT FILM COLLECTIONS:
Crafted Sound (Three Films, 94 mins)
On instrument-making, sonic heritage, and changing musical cultures. Fri, 5/8 @ 12pm
Anatomy of Care (Four Films, 93 mins)
Performances, practices, and biopolitics that shape health systems. Th, 5/7 @ 3pm
A Body of Work (Five Films, 79 mins)
The mechanics of human and embodied labour in the age of automation. Fri, 5/8 @ 3pm
Earthbound Knowledge (Five Films, 101 mins)
Relational wisdom and sensory practices reconnecting us to the natural world. Th, 5/7 @ 12pm
All films from the 2025 RAI Film Festival