#2. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)

Storyline: This documentary tells the tale of Tobias Schneebaum, a gay Jewish New York painter who traveled to New Guinea and Peru in 1955, soon eschewing his western ways, living as a cannibal and tribesman. The camera follows Schneebaum at age 78, as he returns to the jungle.

Plot Keywords: painter, homosexual, cannibal, tribesman, documentarian, lover, engaging ...

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#3. Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

Storyline: After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.

Plot Keywords: anthropologist, son, daughter, colleague, rival, widower, playful ...

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