Film Record: Polynesian Adventure: Tahiti and Moorea

Identifier:

• 98.21.16 (Source: Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum)

Date produced: 1960

Filmmaker(s):

Floyd Henry Wells

Languages:

English

Length:

952 ft (1 reel)

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Human Studies Film Archives list of titled amateur works.

Description:

Edited film "chronicling travel through Tahiti and Mo'orea including scenic landscapes, aerial views, harbor scenes, resorts, local flora, markets, underwater scenes, dance and storytelling," Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum.

Resources:

Listed by the Smithsonian as filmed circa 1960s - so the film may not necessarily have been filmed in 1960.

Locations:

• Mo'orea (Filming)
• Tahiti (Filming)

Subjects:

•      Water
•           Ocean
•      Markets
•      Dance

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum

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