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2017 Mead Festival Trailer – Visual Cue Transcript
A needle drops onto a spinning vinyl record.
[MUSIC BEGINS]
Hands move slider knobs on an audio board.
Film reels spin.
A ballerina steps on the points of their feet in ballet slippers.
Two men are on a pier over a body of water at sunset, one stands and one exercises.
A man boards a train car and the train pulls out of a station.
A group of Tibetan monks play instruments while praying.
A person walks on rocks by the sea while a large wave crashes behind them.
Time-lapse of a sunset fades into a twinkling night sky.
A woman hugs a man on a bridge.
A young man kisses a young lady's shoulder at a dance.
A woman smiles warmly at her baby.
In quick succession, three different subjects look directly into the camera, ending on a man, draped in cloth to look like a lion, staring out triumphantly.
A film slate claps.
A foot in a sandal decorated with bells stomps and spins.
Sticks beat a drum.
A group of dancers move in a circle.
A group of men holding lacrosse sticks and wearing traditional Iroquois clothing dance.
A woman and baby wearing traditional Iroquois clothing dance.
A woman dressed in white holding a white and black cloth in either hand spins repeatedly.
A group of dancers in black outfits and gold accessories dance and clap in unison.
The word "ACTIVATE" animates on over a wide shot of a city skyline.
Over time-lapse footage of clouds blowing at sunset, the Mead Festival logo and dates appear on screen.
The 2017 Mead was held October 19–22, 2017.
Activate connection. More than 40 ground-breaking, international, nonfiction films and media present fresh cross-cultural perspectives. Honoring the legendary anthropologist Margaret Mead, the festival reinforces our search for deeper understanding of the limitless diversity and complex texture that is human experience. Come for the long weekend of film screenings, conversations, parties, and the new Mead Mixed Media Lounge where filmmakers, scholars, and thousands of audiences exchange new ideas. Come see what the Mead will activate for you.
The Margaret Mead Film Festival is made possible with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Support for the Margaret Mead Film Festival is provided, in part, by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. and the family of Frederick H. Leonhardt.