The Anthropologist
Directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller and Jeremy Newberger
US, 2015, 78 min, in English, Russian, Sakha, Kiribati, Spanish, Quechua
At the core of THE ANTHROPOLOGIST are the parallel stories of two women: Margaret Mead, who popularized cultural anthropology in America; and Susie Crate, an environmental anthropologist currently studying the impact of climate change. Uniquely revealed from their daughters’ perspectives, Mead and Crate demonstrate a fascination with how societies are forced to negotiate the disruption of their traditional ways of life, whether through encounters with the outside world or the unprecedented change wrought by melting permafrost, receding glaciers, and rising tides.
"Cleverly told. A uniquely human story."
Press
IndiewireCombines a uniquely human story with a new take on how to use an ever-evolving science.
PopmattersEminently watchable and entertaining.
SfnA beautiful, educational journey.
RealscreenThe new guard of environmental documentaries.