DRUMS ACROSS THE LAGOON

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Details

Year

1960

NFU Picture/Sheet No.

175

Length

Colour, 25 minutes

Viewing copies

Unknown

Full Description

NFU Film Information Sheet No. 175 Cat. Refs. 1962 p.81, 86; 1967-68 p.16; 1973 p.24. Colour 25 mins. 35mm 2,253 ft.

Beautiful volcanic islands and coral atolls comprise the Cook Islands, one of New Zealand's island territories. The film shows the Cook Islanders' way of life, their agriculture and recreation, their homes and schools. It deals frankly with the problems arising from the impact of modern ways on the ancient Polynesian culture.