INGAGI 4K BLU-RAY

Kino Classics + Something Weird Present Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture Volume 8 - INGAGI!

Actual Jungle Secrets! The exploitation cinema had its share of scandalous films, but none is so mired in controversy as the bizarre pseudo-documentary INGAGI (1930). Purporting to be an ethnographic journey into the wilds of Africa, INGAGI combines authentic footage purloined from other films, with outrageous scenes staged for the camera in Los Angeles. Among the hoaxes perpetrated are the discovery of the "tortadillo," a heretofore unknown species of animal, and the exposure of an indigenous cult that worships (and sacrifices its women to) gorillas. After spawking a whole sub-genre of exotic shockumentaries like Forbidden Adventure and Karamoja and Mau Mau (often referred to as "goona-goona" films), the originator faded into obscurity, mired in lawsuits and cursed by the notoriety of it's title (the Kinyarwanda word for "gorilla"). INGAGI has not been commercially distributed for at least 50 years, and this 4K restoration, from materials preserved by the Library of Congress, marks this home video premiere.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary by film historian Kelly Robinson
• Audio Commentary by series curator Bret Wood about the Restoration
• Theatrical Trailers
• Optional English SDH Subtitles