# Land Divers of Melanesia

Documents one of the cultures of Melanesia, focusing on the Pentecost Island in the New Hebrides. Illustrates a unique ceremony designed to produce a good yam crop in which men jump from a wooden tower with vines tied to their ankles to stop their fall. Presents early colonial history and the development of the Republic to 1805. Composed of material selected from over 100 different feature films.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1973
- Runtime: 31 min
- By: Harvard University. Film Study Center, Phoenix/BFA Films & Video
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/landdiversofmelanesia)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/landdiversofmelanesia?play=1)