Sex Rituals

Sexual Rituals Documentary Collection: This archive features rare ethnographic and anthropological films exploring traditional sex-related rituals across various African communities. The content is graphic and available exclusively to OddAfrica members. Contact info@oddafrica.com for access.

Alfredo&Angelo Castiglioni

  • Country: Sudan Congo(DRC) Ethiopia Niger Chad Benin
  • Purpose: Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 850
  • Date Recorded: 1958-1986
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Cleansing Fertility Initiation Healing Spiritual
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female Male

Jean Rouch

  • Country: Niger Mali Ivory Coast Ghana Burkina Faso Togo Benin Senegal Nigeria
  • Purpose: Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 400
  • Date Recorded: 1952-1995
  • Sex Ritual Type: Cleansing Initiation Marriage Spiritual
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female Male

Hugo Zemp

  • Country: Burkina Faso Chad Ivory Coast Gabon Central Africa Republic Republic of the Congo Ghana Cameroon Senegal Mali Togo Benin
  • Purpose: Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 670
  • Date Recorded: 1962-1983
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Cleansing Fertility Initiation Healing Sacred
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female Male

Heike Behrend

  • Country: Kenya Uganda Tanzania Sudan DRC
  • Purpose: Visual Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 950
  • Date Recorded: 1982-2001
  • Sex Ritual Type: Cleansing Marriage Fertility Initiation Spiritual
  • Rating: Moderate-Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female

Audrey Richards

  • Country: Zambia Uganda Tanzania South Africa
  • Purpose: Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 640
  • Date Recorded: 1936-1969
  • Sex Ritual Type: Cleansing Marriage Initiation
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female

Francois Marius

  • Country: Uganda Tanzania Nigeria Ghana Senegal Mali
  • Purpose: Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 420
  • Date Recorded: 1950s-1980s
  • Sex Ritual Type: Cleansing Initiation
  • Rating: Mild-Moderate Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(educational)
  • Gender: Female

David & Judith MacDougall

  • Country: Kenya Uganda
  • Purpose: Visual Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 250
  • Date Recorded: 1962-1984
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Fertility Initiation
  • Rating: Moderate Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(educational)
  • Gender: Female

Melissa Llewelyn-Davies

  • Country: Kenya Tanzania
  • Purpose: Anthropology Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 370
  • Date Recorded: 1970-1996
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Fertility Initiation Healing
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Educational Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female

Jean-Marie Teno

  • Country: Cameroon Namibia Tanzania Togo South Africa Burkina Faso
  • Purpose: Advocacy Journalism
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 740
  • Date Recorded: 1994-2008
  • Sex Ritual Type: Initiation Spiritual Marriage
  • Rating: Mild-Moderate Nudity
  • Restrictions: Public Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female

Africa Film Collective

  • Country: Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe Malawi Kenya Ethiopia Senegal Guinea
  • Purpose: Journalism Advocacy
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 540
  • Date Recorded: 1975-Present
  • Sex Ritual Type: Initiation Marriage Sacred
  • Rating: Mild Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational)
  • Gender: Female Male

British Film Institute (African Studies Collection)

  • Country: Kenya Cameroon South Africa
  • Purpose: Journalism Advocacy Ethnography Anthropology
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 430
  • Date Recorded: 1930s-Present
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Initiation Cleansing Healing
  • Rating: Mildly-Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female Male

Monica Hunter Wilson

  • Country: South Africa Tanzania Zambia
  • Purpose: Anthropology Ethnography
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 290
  • Date Recorded: 1933-1978
  • Sex Ritual Type: Cleansing Marriage Fertility
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(Educational) Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female

Anonymous Sources

  • Country: Somalia Guinea Djibouti Mali Sudan Gambia Burkina Faso Mauritania Nigeria
  • Purpose: Journalism Whistle blowing Sensationalism
  • Duration Of All Films (minutes): 2780
  • Date Recorded: 2010-2025
  • Sex Ritual Type: Marriage Cleansing Initiation Fertility Sacred Spiritual Healing More+
  • Rating: Explicit Nudity
  • Restrictions: Restricted(18+)
  • Gender: Female Male
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