Bamiri: the story of a village that helped itself

The story of a village that helped itself. When the villagers of Bamiri in Ashanti decided to build themselves a Community Centre they scarcely realised how this would stimulate the progress of the village. Now the people of Bamiri are not only improving their village materially, but they are educating themselves in many other ways. No other credits available.

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Credits

production company

Gold Coast Film Unit

Duration

00:11:15:00

Production places

Ghana

Production dates

1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320000

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Africa

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Africa - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Ghana

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Ghana, 1954

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