Tropical light [videorecording] / by David Bunn. [1983]

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Tropical light [videorecording] / by David Bunn. [1983]

Under the guise of a discussion of the properties of light at the equator, Bunn's Tropical light reasons that only giant fans can cool hot Latin American tempers, parodying the way cultural blinders prevent people from seeing other cultures in an unbiased manner.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (3 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.

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