The Silent Enemy (H.P. Carver, 1930)

The Ojibway Indians and their battle against hunger -the silent enemy- are the subject of this remarkable hybrid documentary. The nature photography is absolutely stunning. $12 Member/$14 Non-Member

The ojibway indians and their battle against hunger -the silent enemy- are the subject of this remarkable hybrid documentary. Set in the time before columbus, it combines ethnographic authenticity with invented drama, and the nature photography is absolutely stunning. Chief yellow robe, who plays the head of the ojibway tribe, introduces the story in a sound prologue. This documentary-drama contains graphic images of wild animals fighting and being killed. Live accompaniment by
a href=http://www.mont-alto.com/mont alto motion picture orchestra/a
cast: chief buffalo child long lance, spotted elk
dir: h. P. Carver (1930, 84m)
35mm print source:a href=http://www.silentera.com/info/resources/archives/filmpreservasso.htmlamerican indian film institute/a
the san francisco silent film festival 2008 award will be presented to david shepard at the beginning of this program.
Co-presented bya href=http://www.aifisf.com/home.phpamerican indian film institute/a special guest: michael smith
program length: 95m
admission price: $12 member/$14 non-member