Gods, Kava and Sunken Ships (South Seas Voyage part 2) by Krov Menuhin (1984)
Title
Gods, Kava and Sunken Ships (South Seas Voyage part 2) by Krov Menuhin (1984)
Subject
Voyages and travels
Documentary films
URL
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Description
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South Seas Voyage, was a series of one-hour specials with HTV Ltd. England. Sold to PBS, USA. Broadcast on Channel 4 U.K. Broadcast as well on the USA Discovery network. Menuhin was also the expedition leader. These were principally anthropologically oriented films.
On the island of Ambryn, the Menuhins witness the initiation rites of the secret society of Rom, a ceremony never before filmed. They dive below the waves to see coral reefs like nothing else found in other oceans. They drink the hallucinogenic Kava to feel its powerful effects. At Espirtu Santo, on the site of the USA's largest war time Western Pacific forward base we see the massive remainder of dumped wartime equipement as they explore the marvellously well preserved liner Coolidge, sunk in 1942 and resting now on the ocean floor.
Ephemera: none available
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South Seas Voyage, was a series of one-hour specials with HTV Ltd. England. Sold to PBS, USA. Broadcast on Channel 4 U.K. Broadcast as well on the USA Discovery network. Menuhin was also the expedition leader. These were principally anthropologically oriented films.
On the island of Ambryn, the Menuhins witness the initiation rites of the secret society of Rom, a ceremony never before filmed. They dive below the waves to see coral reefs like nothing else found in other oceans. They drink the hallucinogenic Kava to feel its powerful effects. At Espirtu Santo, on the site of the USA's largest war time Western Pacific forward base we see the massive remainder of dumped wartime equipement as they explore the marvellously well preserved liner Coolidge, sunk in 1942 and resting now on the ocean floor.
Ephemera: none available
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
Krov Menuhin (co-producer, director, underwater cameraman, writer and presenter)
Ann Menuhin (co-creator)
Ann Menuhin (co-creator)
Publisher
HTV England
Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Channel 4
Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Channel 4
Date
1984 January 12
Citation
“Gods, Kava and Sunken Ships (South Seas Voyage part 2) by Krov Menuhin (1984),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/558.