Looks at Marigoli, a village area of equatorial Africa, and the problems caused by a rapidly expanding population. There is reluctance by the women to use birth control, because of the expectancy of a high mortality rate amongst their children. Food was once plentiful, but is now scarce due to the rapid expansion of population and the reduction of arable land. Also looks at the expense of education for children.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006760
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries - Population
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Developing countries - Population
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Birth control - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Population
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth control - Developing countries
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth control - Developing countries
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)