Aside from providing the island's only export, the coconut palm is also essential for the people's immediate livelihood. Rainfall being the only fresh water source, coconut juice, especially sweet and refreshing from the green fruits, is the only other available drink. The riper coconuts are used for their meat and for storage. Even domesticated animals are fattened on coconut. The shells, visible everywhere, become filters, cups and bowls. The husks serve as fuel and as a source for string. (IFF catalog)
Films » Coconut Tree, The
Coconut Tree, The
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: 620'
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).
