Robert Gardner Movies

  • 1972
    Land-Divers of Melanesia

    Land-Divers of Melanesia

    Land-Divers of Melanesia

    01972HD

    On the island of Pentecost in the New Hebrides archipelago, a few hundred Melanesians maintain a traditional life thanks to their geographic...

    Land-Divers of Melanesia
  • 1951
    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    01951HD

    Dances of the Kwakiutl is composed of fragments filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. They were made during a performance by those still...

    Dances of the Kwakiutl
  • 1952
    Mark Tobey

    Mark Tobey

    Mark Tobey

    01952HD

    This short documentary was made while the painter lived in Seattle, Washington, early in the 1950s. It is only the second film made by Robert Gardner...

    Mark Tobey
  • 1976
    Altar of Fire

    Altar of Fire

    Altar of Fire

    01976HD

    This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last...

    Altar of Fire