Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey (1988)

This exciting five-part series documents the ten-year voyage of two filmmakers and brothers, Lorne and Lawrence Blair, through the world's largest and least-known archipelago - the exotic, mysterious islands of Indonesia. These islands form a chain of active volcanos around into the Pacific to form the "ring of fire". The Blair Brothers sailed with pirates aboard their black-sailed schooners in search of the Bird of Paradise, struggled through rapids and deep jungle searching for elusive nomadic tribes, witnessed veiled forms of human sacrifice and found themselves drawn into ten years of danger and discovery in a magic land where myths still flourish. Their intimate encounters with the vanishing masters of tribal wisdom were to lead them from a physical adventure into a deeper, more personal quest of self-discovery. Originally cut from 80 hours of 16mm film in co-production with WGBH Boston, "Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey" was produced, directed and photographed by Lorne Blair and co-produced and written by Lawrence Blair. Executive Producer was Frontline's David Fanning. The digital remaster is powered by impact media company SAVEarth Studios.