Yakel 3D 2012

Yakel 3D 2012 This documentary takes the viewer to the remote Yakel tribe on the island of Pentecost in Vanuatu. The picture shows the life of the last representatives of this traditional community, preserving ancient customs in the modern world. The main focus is on the famous initiation ritual "Jumping from a height" — a dangerous rite when men jump from high wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles. This is a unique ethnographic journey that captures the clash of an archaic culture with impending changes and a disappearing way of life.