Year: 2004
Type: book-review
Abstract: Kau Faito'o is a descriptive ethnographic film depicting a variety of healers (kau faito'o), and healing methods (faito'o fakatonga) as practiced at the turn of the millennium in Tonga. Viewers get a clear sense of Tongan culture as well as insights about specialists in birth, fertility and infancy, massage and bonesetting, and medical plant knowledge.What makesthis filma little different is the production crew, which includes Tongans doing writing, narration, and research, under the sympathetic direction of Melinda Ostraff. Filmed entirely in Tonga, the production values are very good. Clear sound quality, good lighting, and visuals are augmented with clean editing, eloquent narration, and subtitles providing adequate translations without distracting from the events occurring on the screen. The film is engaging and enjoyable to watch.
DOI: 10.1353/cp.2004.0017
Author: Heather Young Leslie
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2029976056