DVD
Ishi, the last Yahi / a Rattlesnake Productions film presentation ; produced and directed by Jed Riffe and Pamela Roberts ; written by Anne Makepeace.
Presents a narrated version of the discovery of Ishi, last member of the Yahi Indian tribe, and events in his life after coming into the white man's world.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Newton, N.J. : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., �2002.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Documentary.Based on original research by Jed Riffe and the book: Ishi, the last Yahi, a documentary history, edited by Robert F. Heizer and Theodora Kroeber."This video is an expanded version of the program seen on The American experience broadcast"--Container.Format information from Amazon.com.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Wild man in Oroville -- Uncontaminated aborigine -- Ishi meets Caruso -- 50 cents a scalp -- Ishi on exhibition -- Yahi massacres -- Visiting Ishi's homeland -- Ishi's last hiding place -- Panama Pacific exhibition -- Hard work and tuberculosis.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Editor, Jennifer Chinlund ; director of photography, Stephen Lighthill ; original music, Mark Adler.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrator, Linda Hunt.
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
- Originally produced as a documentary for the PBS television series The American experience in 1992.
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Also issued on videocassette.
- System Details Note:
- DVD; NTSC; 4:3 full screen; Dolby Digital stereo.
- Language Note:
- In English.
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