[Fire walk]

Print contained neither dates nor credits.; PFA 1604-01-4218. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Seems to be an anthropological document filmed in an undetermined Southern Pacific locale. From 0-23 ft., shots of a group of males standing ; 24-94 ft., the preparation for the ritual of fire walking ; 94-191 ft., a group of sitting females performing a ritualized chant. Occasionally, a Caucasian anthropologist(?) is seen observing the proceeedings.; Silent with no intertitles.; PFA 1604-01-4218. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (5 min.) (191 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. orig. reversal. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: July 1, 2002, scratches, fair condition.