AV# 87932
The Ax Fight



Video Cassette - 30 minutes - Color - 1975



This film by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon of a battle between Yanomamo villagers and visitors in Mishimishimabowlei-teri in 1971 looks at first the fight itself, the relationships among the participants and the problems of kinship and village fissio n. Lastly, the impact of film editing on the documentary process is explored as a finished, edited version of the event is presented. Study guide available.


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