This film deals with community development in Asia. The village is the unit of organization on which Asia rests, and it is the basis of community development. Three examples are shown: simple self-help in Cambodia; villages cooperating with the World Health Organization to run a health clinic in Afghanistan; interdependence of the agricultural and industrial communities in India, with cash crops providing capital for agricultural development and mechanized expansion of village crafts with the aid of electricity.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321126
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Afghanistan
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cambodia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → India - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy