Memories Of Ancestral Power

The rituals and philosophies of indigenous nonWestern cultures recur throughout Violas work In 1976 he travelled to the Solomon Islands with portable color video equipment which was then a new technology The first of two visionary documentaries produced during his twomonth stay Memories of Ancestral Power centers on the cult leader Moro and his efforts to retain ancient traditions in the face of increasing Western influence In this collaboration of Viola Moro and his followers much of the structure and content of the recordings were determined by the subjects themselves Moro explains his vision during the course of a visit to the House of Memories and other sacred sites in the village