FILMKTKrippendorf's Tribe1998
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Krippendorf's Tribe
Family film with a runtime of 94 minutes, released in 1998. Presented in English.
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having spent all his foundation grant money raising the kids as a single parent. Scheduled to lecture at a college and fearful he could be charged with misuse of grant funds, James concocts an imaginary tribe, the Shelmikedmu, and fakes a 16 mm "documentary" film, casting his children as tribe members and editing in footage of a legit New Guinea tribe. Anthropologist Veronica Micelli (Jenna Elfman) contacts cable-TV producer Henry Spivey (David Ogden Stiers), forcing James to continue creating fraudulent footage as the rival Ruth Allen (Lily Tomlin) gets suspicious. It seems a shame this racially insensitive film was made, while the once-announced plans to film anthropologist Kenneth Good's nonfiction Into the Heart (Simon & Schuster, 1991) never led to a production.
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How long is Krippendorf's Tribe?
Krippendorf's Tribe runs for 1h 34m.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of film is this?
It is tagged under family, action/adventure, comedy.
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