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ENDANGERED ISLANDS EXPEDITION
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| P.N.G. Warrior - photo by Jimmy Cornell |
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| The expedition will sail to the remote islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans to produce State of Evolution, a cultural documentary series profiling indigenous island cultures who remain deeply connected with ancestral traditions. Each culture and environment will be recorded in extensive detail through High Definition video and digital photography. | ISLANDS |
| STATE OF EVOLUTION |
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The objective of the Endangered Islands Expedition is to present a diverse range of peoples, perspectives and environments through video, photography and an archival database unparalleled in quality and content.
The expedition will document varying themes of indigenous life:
-oral tradition
-language
-medicinal plant use
-healing arts
-ritual ceremonies
-traditional dance
-music and material artforms
-mythology
-symbolism
-perspectives of the world and the universe
-adaptive responses to specialised environments
-endemic species of floraand fauna
-the human/environment interconnectivity. |
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| Mentawai - photos by J.P.Soule www.nativeplanet.org |
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| Endangered Islands Expedition targets a world-wide market and aspires to become recognised as a primary archival resource for traditional indigenous knowledge. Exceptional production quality will set EIE apart from anything accomplished to date in this domain, positioning it in the global market as an important resource for visual and knowledge content on the vanishing indigenous cultures of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. | State of Evolution HDTV SERIES |
| Papa Earth-Rangi Sky HDTV SERIES |
| State Of Evolution PHOTOBOOK SERIES |
State of Evolution is a High Definition TV series, profiling unique cultures and remote locations. In addition to the series expedition products will include:
- Papa Earth-Rangi Sky, the HDTV series following the journey behind the scenes
-a four volume set of photography books encompassing an amazing diversity of indigenous cultures
-an online classroom component intended for a global student audience
-a complete archival database designed with education and the preservation of knowledge in mind. | EXPEDITION DATABASE |
| ISLAND SCHOOL PROJECT |
| PRESS & MERCHANDISE |
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