Neil Turner is an American anthropologist, author, and ethnographic filmmaker who has been living and conducting ethnographic work in Latin America for almost two decades. He is concerned with ways in which anthropology may be pursued by means of visual techniques and cinematography. He is also committed to practice-based experimental ethnography and long-term immersion.

Turner's approach to the analysis of culture and society addresses issues from a humanistic perspective. In his work, he is concerned with unearthing, excavating, and mapping factors underrepresented and focuses on connecting discursive practices through a detailed, descriptive assessment of everyday life.

Turner is the editor of an online magazine Perspectives in Anthropology and has written for international anthropology journals. Also, he has published several books on Brazilian culture and society. His documentary work includes a half dozen or more documentaries and he is considered an immersive independent filmmaker who crafts compelling documentaries that captivate audiences.

Turner states, "...as an anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker, I am interested in telling the story of those people whose humanity has been rendered unimportant. I want to give audiences the deeper truth - something more than just the facts."