Gold Lust (1985) (excerpt)
Title
Gold Lust (1985) (excerpt)
Subject
Gold mines and mining
Gold rush
URL
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Description
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Serra Pelada, Brazil is the site of one of the richest gold discoveries of the 20th century. This film documents the "garimperos," the men who hunt for the gold.
Footage from this documentary was used in the 1988 Godfrey Reggio film Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation.
Ephemera: Available through the CCDR collections at Arizona State University. Small clipping with TV listing and description.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Serra Pelada, Brazil is the site of one of the richest gold discoveries of the 20th century. This film documents the "garimperos," the men who hunt for the gold.
Footage from this documentary was used in the 1988 Godfrey Reggio film Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation.
Ephemera: Available through the CCDR collections at Arizona State University. Small clipping with TV listing and description.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Neil Hollander (director)
Orson Welles (narrator)
Publisher
Adventure Film Productions
Date
1985
Citation
“Gold Lust (1985) (excerpt),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/490.