To get to the remote Makiritare village where no filmmaker had ever been, cameraman Hermann Schlenker took a long exhausting journey up the Orinoco and Padamo rivers. At one point, half his porters (whom he had paid with knives, beads, and fishhooks) deserted him. The film shows the difficulty and dangers of travel in an area of thick jungle and rushing rivers.
Films » Journey to the Makiritare
Journey to the Makiritare
Alternative Title: N/A
Series Title: Indians of the Orinoco
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Venezuela
Tribe or Group: Makiritare and Waika
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 9 min.
Years Filmed: 1971
Decade Produced: 1970s
Years Distributed: -1972
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 298'
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 8 films in the Indians of the Orinoco series (all footage shot during the same expedition).
