Dead Birds

6.0 / 10 6.0 1963 1h 24m

Documentary

An ethnographic documentary documenting the ritual warfare cycle, social life, and belief systems of the Dani people of the Baliem Valley in western New Guinea.

Directed by Robert Gardner

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The people behind the story

Robert GardnerNarrator

Curated collection

Dead Birds

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