Land Divers of Melanesia Movie Review 1974

Explores an annual ritual of the men of Pentecost Island to ensure a good yam crop: the land dive, in which men anchor their feet with vines and dive from a 100-foot tower onto the ground.

Distribution

Phoenix Learning Group, 2349 Chaffee Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146, Phone: (314)569-0211, Toll-free: 800-221-1274, Fax: (314)569-2834, URL: http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com

Available on VHS
Running time 30 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Anthropology

Producer

Karl Muller and Robert Gardner