The song receiver goes back to
his group and teaches them the new song. Various rituals
have to be respected during this learning phase. The men sing the song
first while sitting; later the women join them and finally
they stand up and dance to the song. When the entire group has learned the
song, they go to Bosen's dancing place and present him
the new dance. Bosen gives them food, kava and mats in exchange.
After the main film follows a
'making of'-trailer (5 minutes). The director, cameraman and
editor talk about their work. After the first cut, the film was shown
to the actors on Tanna - their comments on the film are also shown
in the trailer.
In
the interior of the island of Tanna, people still live strictly according to
their culture and traditions. There are no Christian churches
and Western objects are limited to bush knives and a
few cooking pots. One day Bosen, a man from the Middle Bush of Tanna, goes to
the neighbouring group and asks for a new song/dance (nupu).
The person with the gift to receive songs from the
ancestors is asked by his Chief to search for a song. The song receiver
visits different places on the island to get in contact with the ancestors: to
the sea-shore, to the active volcano. Only together with his son,
and at a certain tree, the ancestors provide him with a new song.
