A documentary on the influential anthropologist Margaret Mead. Using never-before-seen archival footage, stills, interviews and dramatic re-creations, it shows the journey of how Mead became a scientist, adventurer, and international celebrity. As a true pioneer of cultural anthropology, her findings and ideas shaped how we think about ourselves.
Margaret Mead
as Self (archive footage)
Christine Ward Gailey
as Self
Nancy C. Lutkehaus
as Self
Yolanda Moses
as Self
Mary Catherine Bateson
as Self
Roy A. Rappaport
as Self
Luther S. Cressman
as Self
Nancy Marchand
as Narrator
Gregory Bateson
as Self (archival footage)
Julie Boyd
as Margaret Mead
Miriam Healy-Louie
as Ruth Benedict
Christopher Coucill
as Gregory Bateson
