| Location: | Tahiti; Australia |
| Subject: | Festivals; firewalking |
| Length: | 30 minutes |
| Format: | 1/2-inch VHS |
| Hue: | Color |
| Year Released: | 1988 |
| Series: | |
| Director: | |
| Producer: | Coral Sea Imagery |
| Distributor: | Coral Sea Imagery |
| Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 5325 (2754, 6521) |
| Description: | Shows the first ceremony of its kind ever to be held outside Tahiti, filmed during the Fifth Festival of Pacific Arts in 1988. Shows all aspects of the sacred Tahitian firewalking ceremony (umu ti) including preparation of the site, sacred chants and rites, and dancing, with music recorded by music specialists David and Jan Fanshawe. (Film also known as Tahitian Fire Walk.) |
| Record No: | 2018 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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