A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo

A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo is a 1974 film by ethnographic filmmakers Tim Asch and Napoleon Chagnon. While he was studying the Yanomamo people, Napoleon Chagnon used many different ethnographic research methods. Some of those methods included participant observation, key informants, tape recording and in depth interviews. Ethnography is based on fieldwork. In order for Chagnon to create this film about the Yanomamo people, he had to take part in their events he was observing, describing, and analyzing.

A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo
Directed byTim Asch
Napoleon Chagnon
Distributed byDocumentary Educational Resources
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Awards and festivals

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  • CINE Golden Eagle
  • American Film Festival Red Ribbon
  • Film Council of Greater Columbus, Chris Bronze Award

References

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  • "Tim Asch & Napoleon Chagnon: A Man Called "Bee": Studying the Yanomamo". www.der.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
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