Ollero Yucateco (Yucatán Potter)

Duration: 25 min

Year Published: 1965

Creator: University of Illinois, Motion Picture Service, Champaign, Illinois

Color: Color

Credits: Direction: Arnold Baskin, Jesse Barr; Script: Arnold Baskin; Photography: Jesse Barr, Arnold Baskin; Editing: Jesse Barr, Arnold Baskin, Byrl Sims; Sound: Byrl Sims; Narrator: F. K. Lehman; Filmed in cooperation with Professors of Anthropology: Duane G. Metzger, Donald W. Lathrap, Arthur H. Rohn, Jr.; Assistance from: NSF, Ford Foundation, Chicago Natural History Museum.

Description: Documents the work and techniques of a modern-day Yucatan potter. It shows the evolution of this style from pots of early days of Mayan history. The film also is concerned with the collaborative efforts of archeologists and ethnographers in their search for a more vital approach to the understanding of the Mayan culture. Accepted, San Francisco Film Festival, 1965; Finalist, Chicago International Film Festival, 1965; Golden Eagle Award, CINE, 1966.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)