The Ax Fight (1975) is an ethnographic film by anthropologist and filmmaker Tim Asch and anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon about a conflict in a Yanomami village called Mishimishimabowei-teri, in southern Venezuela. It is best known as an iconic and idiosyncratic ethnographic film about the Yanomamo and is frequently shown in classroom settings.
Unfortunately the movie The Ax Fight is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Timothy Asch | Director |
Directing | Napoleon Chagnon | Director |