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Whale Hunters of Lamalera, The

Synopsis
Follows the daily life of the Lamaholot, whale hunters from the village of Lamalera on the Indonesian island of Lembata, a community of 1500 people. The villagers have to fish to survive - their preferred quarry is the sperm whale. Commercial whaling has been banned internationally but subsistence whaling is permitted by International Whaling Commission regulations in Alaska, the USA, the USSR and Greenland. Indonesia is not a signatory. Seven whales were caught in Lamalera in 1987. Filmed over a four-week period in June 1987. RAI*
Series
Disappearing World, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 51 min.
Year of production
1988
Availability
Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (RAI, Granada); 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)
Notes
Broadcast on ITV 7/88.
Reviewed by Roy Ellen in ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY, Vol 4 No 5.
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Indonesia; whaling

Credits

Director
John Blake
Producer
John Blake
Contributor
Robert Barnes

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Web
http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7734 8080
Fax
020 7494 6280
Address
Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute

Contact
Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
Email
film@therai.org.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7387 0455
Fax
020 7388 8817
Address
50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT
Notes
The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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