Preceded by short: Montenvers et Mer de Glace (Robert Cahen, France, 1987). This pixellated view of one of nature's wonders naturally includes omnipresent tourists as they congregate above the abyss of ice. (8 mins, Color, 3/4" Video, From Electronic Arts Intermix) Though there hasn't been an official cannibal in New Guinea since the turn of the century, wealthy First Worlders flock to the Sepik River region to encounter the "primitive" haunts of their latter-day progeny. The deluxe cannibal tours are a packaged version of the Heart of Darkness, where the "horror" costs two dollars to photograph. O'Rourke wittily plays both sides against the middle: the tribe of tourists being ingenuously patronizing, the tribe of detoothed cannibals being unexpectedly worldly. The giddy play of surfaces suggests the superficial level at which these two cultures intersect. Tourists come to consume the artifacts of the primitive, and tribal dwellers have met this appetite by serving up images of a culture now emptied of meaning.-Steve Seid