September 27th
October 16th
Show of three documentary films made by Mr. Hugh Gibb for B.B.C. Television:
"Rituals of Rice" (colour) describes rice growing in Japan and old Shinto practices associated with transplanting and harvest festivals.
"Zen" (black and white) is the first film to be made in a Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan. Permission was granted only after several months of negotiation and then the film had to be shot in one morning.
"Dance and Drama" (colour) won the Gran Premio award for T.V. documentaries at the Bergamo Film Festival in 1961 and describes the evolution of dance and drama in Japan including the Kagura, the traditional village drama, and abridged performances of puppet plays, Noh and Kabuki theatre.
Three further films made by Mr. Hugh Gibb: "The Dyaks" tells the story of the communal life and customs of the Sarawak "Long Houses." "Birds' Nest Soup" was made in the Great Cave of Niah in Sarawak, where edible birds' nests are collected from the walls and ceilings to prepare one of the most expensive delicacies in the world.
"Turtle Island" takes place on a small island off the coast of Sarawak where as many as one hundred turtles come in the course of one night to dig their nests and lay their eggs. The film tells the story of the cumbersome process and of the scientific work on these edible turtles, the collection and sale of whose eggs is a considerable industry.
The lectures in January and February by Professor S. H. Hansford on "Some Problems of Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes" and by Mr. R. D. Bromhall on "Underwater Photography in Eastern Seas" will be included in the Report for the coming year.
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September 27th
October 16th
Show of three documentary films made by Mr. Hugh Gibb for B.B.C. Television:
"Rituals of Rice" (colour) describes rice growing in Japan and old Shinto practices associated with transplanting and harvest fes- tivals.
"Zen" (black and white) is the first film to be made in a Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan. Permission was granted only after several months of negotiation and then the film had to be shot in one morning.
"Dance and Drama" (colour) won the Gran Premio award for T.V. documentaries at the Bergamo Film Festival in 1961 and describes the evolution of dance and drama in Japan including the Kagura, the traditional village drama, and abridged performances of puppet plays, Noh and Kabuki theatre.
Three further films made by Mr. Hugh Gibb: "The Dyaks" tells the story of the communal life and customs of the Sarawak "Long Houses." "Birds' Nest Soup" was made in the Great Cave of Niah in Sarawak, where edible birds' nests are collected from the walls and ceilings to prepare one of the most expensive delicacies in the world.
"Turtle Island" takes place on a small island off the coast of Sarawak where as many as one hundred turtles come in the course of one night to dig their nests and lay their eggs. The film tells the story of the cumbersome process and of the scientific work on these edible turtles, the collection and sale of whose eggs is a considerable industry.
The lectures in January and February by Professor S. H. Hansford on "Some Problems of Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes" and by Mr. R. D. Bromhall on "Underwater Photography in Eastern Seas" will be included in the Report for the coming
year.
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