The building of the Aswan Dam on the Nile necessitated the resettlement of the 45,000 people of Wadi Halfa - a town on the border of Egypt and the Sudan. Shows traditional Arab life along the river, and the movement of the people 800 miles south.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011540
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Egypt
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human settlements
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Middle East - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nile River
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sudan
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams - Environmental aspects
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human settlements
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Arabs - History
History → History
Places → Egypt
Places → Nile River
Places → Sudan
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)