Island of silence

Due to raids and clan wars on Easter Island in the 18th and 19th centuries, the men descending from earlier generations died out. Huge sculptures whose origin and meaning are a mystery remain from an earlier strange civilization. Juxtaposes scenes of present day craftsmen and other islanders with the heroic vision depicted in the sculptures.

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Credits

production company

RGA Films

Duration

00:24:28:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013650

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Easter Island

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Anthropology

History → Civilization - History

History → Historic sites

History → History

Places → Easter Island

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1971

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