NFB Collection
Island Observed
196627 min 58 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Hector Lemieux
Production: Tom Daly
Script: Stanley Jackson
A film record of M.E.T.E.I. (Medical Expedition to Easter Island), one of the most unusual scientific enquiries ever launched, headed by a McGill University research team. While the film is concerned mainly with the physical condition of Easter Islanders, it also provides glimpses of island activities, a village wedding, and the famous long-faced stone sculptures.
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Subject categories
- Developing Countries > Asia - Southeast AsiaHealth and IllnessSouth America
- Health and Medicine > Developing CountriesResearch
- Agriculture > Veterinary Care
Credits
- director
- Hector Lemieux
- camera
- Hector Lemieux
- producer
- Tom Daly
- commentary
- Stanley Jackson
- editing
- David Mayerovitch
- sound editing
- John Knight
- narrator
- Henry Ramer
- music
- Norman Bigras
Awards
- Special MentionInternational Exhibition of Scientific Films