Here, there, and everywhere: The 2026 Anthropological Film Festival does the global cultural rounds

The 15th Jerusalem Anthropological Film Festival will take place November 17-19, 2026, at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, in partnership with the Hebrew University's Department of Anthropology and Sociology. The event features 14 documentaries from countries including Austria, Italy, Nepal, Brazil, Ukraine, and the Dominican Republic. Screenings are paired with academic lectures and discussions led by scholars. Artistic director Nurit Kedar and academic director Prof. Tamar El-Or oversee the festival, with Dr. Lydia Ginzburg as academic producer. Highlighted films include Samira Fux's 'Piliji,' examining ethnic tensions in an Austrian town, and Giovanni Princigalli's 'The Song of Aida,' following a Romanian Roma community in Italy over two decades.

The 15th Jerusalem Anthropological Film Festival is scheduled for November 17-19, 2026, at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, in collaboration with the Hebrew University's Department of Anthropology and Sociology. The festival will screen 14 documentaries from a wide range of countries, including Austria, Italy, Nepal, Brazil, Ukraine, and the Dominican Republic. Artistic director Nurit Kedar and academic director Prof. Tamar El-Or oversee the event, with Dr. Lydia Ginzburg as academic producer. Screenings are paired with lectures and discussions by academics. Featured films include Samira Fux's 'Piliji,' which explores ethnic tensions between Austrian and Slovenian communities in a small Austrian town, and Giovanni Princigalli's 'The Song of Aida,' which follows a Romanian Roma community in Italy over 20 years. The festival aims to present sophisticated anthropological cinema that examines cultural processes, tensions, and contradictions.