Incidents of Travel in Chichen Itza

Incidents of Travel in Chichén Itzá[1] is an ethnographic film (ethnographic documentary). Jeff Himpele and Quetzil E. Castañeda, filmmakers and producers.[2] Production 1995 and 1997. Postproduction release: 1997.[3]

This ethnographic film can be considered as a combination of the documentary film styles that Bill Nichols calls the participatory and the performative modes.[4] While shooting the film, the filmmakers emphasized techniques of cinéma verité as pioneered in anthropological films by Jean Rouch. It has become a classic film text in the anthropology of tourism for its portrayal of the economic, social, cultural and political conflicts surrounding a major international tourism destination based on archaeological heritage. It is also a classic in the anthropology of religion and used as a vivid ethnographic account of New Age spiritualists and their practices.

  1. ^ "Incidents of Travel in Chichen Itza".
  2. ^ Documentary Educational Resources (DER), Distributor
  3. ^ "http://www.der.org/films/incidents-of-travel.html DER website"
  4. ^ "Documentary;—Definitions".

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