This event is in the past.It took place on February 10, 2026 at Light Industry.
Documentary
DocumentaryGregory Bateson and Margaret Mead’s Trance and Dance in Bali + Neil Gordon Munro, Takeshi Kashiwagi, and Kyosuke Kindaichi’s Iyomande: The Ainu Bear Festival
East Williamsburg
Two pioneering anthropologists turned their cameras on ritual: Mead and Bateson captured ecstatic Balinese dancers pressing daggers to their chests, while Munro documented the sacred Ainu bear ceremony. Both films shaped how we see culture on screen.
Experimental cinema
Anthropological
Intimate venue
Rare archival
Tips
🎬"films you can't see anywhere else"
🪑seating is limited, arrive early
Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead’s Trance and Dance in Bali + Neil Gordon Munro, Takeshi Kashiwagi, and Kyosuke Kindaichi’s Iyomande: The Ainu Bear Festival
East Williamsburg
DocumentaryDocumentaryTwo pioneering anthropologists turned their cameras on ritual: Mead and Bateson captured ecstatic Balinese dancers pressing daggers to their chests, while Munro documented the sacred Ainu bear ceremony. Both films shaped how we see culture on screen.
Experimental cinema
Anthropological
Intimate venue
Rare archival
Tips
🎬"films you can't see anywhere else"
🪑seating is limited, arrive early
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