Vanishing Veddahs (1957)
1957 · Short film · 23 min · dir. Mark Bartholomeusz
Synopsis
Records the customs and ceremonies of a near-prehistoric tribe in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) that faced extinction when the film was made in 1957. Shows wedding with 12-year-old bride, poisoning fish by adding fruit extract to water, and making fire by wood-screw. The filmmaking Batholomeusz family descends from an old Dutch burger settler family in Ceylon
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Details
- Director
- Mark Bartholomeusz
- Running time
- 23 minutes
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Veddahs
- Ceyon
- Sri Lanka
Cast & crew
- Mark Bartholomeusz Director