Easter Island documentaries

The Lost Gods of Easter Island

BBC documentary from 2000.

David Attenborough finds an interesting Easter Island figurine at an auction in New York. Join his journey around the globe as he follows the traces he finds, searching the origins and meaning of his unique carving.

Caballo Loco on Easter Island

A 2005 film by Laura J. Boyd.

Since the 1980's, Rapa Nui horses have been dying from eating a venomous plant. Veterinary Jonathan Arzt investigates it further to help the animals. WARNING: contains strong images.

Secrets of lost empires - Easter Island

Part of a NOVA series. Filmed in 1998.

A moai replica is transported and raised using the prone on sledge method. The project was lead by archaeologists Jo Anne Van Tilburg and Claudio Cristino.