The village of Busuria merges into the coconut groves lining the lagoon. Men meeting are not reading but smoking the newspaper! A coconut palm is a natural place for a swing, and the lagoon a cool playground for the children. A canoe is carved out of a whole tree that has been drifting all the way from South America. Women and men, all in their own ways, are helping to build a new home. The structure of the houses consist of wood, the roofs of thatched pandanus leaves, and the walls of braided mats of coconut leaves allowing the air to circulate. (IFF catalog)
Films » Village Life
Village Life
Series Title: Pacific Island Life
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Nuguria (South Pacific)
Tribe or Group: N/A
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 15 min.
Years Filmed: 1974
Decade Produced: 1970s
Years Distributed: -1977
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 615'
Sound: Un-narrated, Recorded On Location
Notes: Possible that footage pre-existed and was contracted by IFF for this series. IFF does not own OCN- returned to Schlenker after production of internegatives (?). There are 5 titles in the Pacific Island Life series (all footage shot during the same expedition).
