Gold the sacred metal

Colombia, 1979

Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

This film is about gold and what people will do for and with it. For gold, the Conquistadors waged wars and with their superior weapons defeated the Latin American Indians. The film shows the descendants of these Indians, the Koguis, who still survive in small villages. Twice a year they dance with golden masks.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Lewis Bushnell

production company

Kena Productions

director

Jeri Sopanen

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Colombia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014999

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Colombia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of South America

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Social life and customs

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gold

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gold

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → South America - History

Places → Colombia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Colombia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/76888--gold-the-sacred-metal/ |title=Gold the sacred metal |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}