Goodbye Old Man

Alternative title

Good-Bye Old Man

Synopsis

Ethnographic record of a pukumani (bereavement) ceremony of the Tiwi of Melville Island, off the coast of Australia. Made at the request of the Mangatopi family of Snake Bay, the ceremony was held for the deceased head of the family. Follows the family from the days of preparation to their finaly leave-taking of the old man. Commentary by Thomas Woody Minipini, one of the participants.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 70 min. Videocassette. sd. col. 70 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1977

Availability

Hire (film - RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI); 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Keywords

Australia; bereavement; ceremonies

Credits

Director

David MacDougall

Cast

Thomas Woody Minipini

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Sponsor

Name

Canberra

Address

Australia

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
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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

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