Short film

Wild People

1932 · 17 min

A creaky, lightly comic short that ambles through a radio stunt with dated, uneasy charm.

Overview: The Globe Broadcasting Company does a radio broadcast from Dutch New Guinea, with the aborigines as performers.
How it feels: Light, satirical and campy. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Media, colonialism, exploration
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
colonialism
exploration
Places: wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild