Pathe Cameramen Are Everywhere! (1931)

Full title reads: “Africa. Pathe Cameramen Are Everywhere! From far off Swaziland comes - for the first time in any newsreel - in sound - the mysterious Incwala, held annually to mark Swazie youths accession to manhood.“ Swaziland, Southern Africa. Young African men in traditional tribal costume perform ancient initiation rites. They parade with shields, spears and saplings. They performs a dance. Shots of the men building a wall from the saplings and young trees. A cow is released into the walled off area and is attacked by the men as an initiation rite. Shots of burning wooded fire. More shots of tribal ritual dance. Various good shots of Swazi tribesmen. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136