Tribe (2005)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 15 episodes

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Bruce Parry, a former Royal Marine, lives for a month with remote tribes around the world. He learns their customs, takes part in their daily life, and forms personal connections with the people.

observationalrespectfulimmersiveeducationalwarmcuriousgrounded

What happens

Tribe (known as Going Tribal in the United States) is a British documentary television series co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, and hosted by former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry. In each series, Parry visits a number of remote tribes in such locales as the Himalayas, Ethiopia, West Papua, Gabon, and Mongolia, spending a month living and interacting with each society. While there, Parry adopts the methods and practices of his hosts, participating in their rituals and exploring their cultural norms. This often enables him to form personal bonds with members of each tribe. Parry tries to learn the basics of each tribe's language, though he is also accompanied by a translator. The series is co-produced by BBC Wales and the Discovery Channel. A second series aired in July 2006 and the third began on 21 August 2007 on BBC Two, and ended on 25 September 2007. No further series have been made, though Parry's 2008 series, Amazon has a similar synopsis. Parry was awarded the BAFTA Cymru "Best On-Screen Presenter" award in 2008 for his work on the 'Penan' episode. A BAFTA Cymru "Best Camera: Not Drama" award was also awarded for Gavin Searle's work in the same episode. The show has also received criticism from scholars for not using scientific, anthropologic practices, and for appealing to stereotypes of exoticism for entertainment purposes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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