Congorilla (film)

Congorilla (1932) is a documentary film by Martin and Osa Johnson. The film follows the couple through Africa as they encounter animals that they characterize as threatening before a lengthy sequence with the couple with a pygmy community.[1] It was preceded by a book, Congorilla: Adventures with Pygmies and Gorillas in Africa (1931), which recounted the couple's travels and efforts to capture not only images but live gorillas.[2]

It is considered one of the earliest ethnographic films.

References

  1. ^ Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey (1996). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 322. congorilla 1932.
  2. ^ Johnson, Martin (1931). Congorilla: Adventures with Pygmies and Gorillas in Africa. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company.
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