An ethnographic film on daily life on the depopulated island of Hatoma in Okinawa, Japan. The soundtrack consists of non-chronological personal diary narration, with the structure of the film containing repetition of events or objects, and images that relate to daily life on the island. From the series “Sink or swim documentaries”.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014773
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)