FEAST, THE

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Atomic Energy Commission

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Shows how an alliance is formed between hostile Yanomamo Indian villages through feasting, trading, dancing, and chanting. Recounts in detail the feast and its preparation by using only sights and sounds of the events and occasional superimposed translations of the authentic recorded dialogue. Made by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon with the support of the Atomic Energy Commission.