The African scene: youth builds a nation in Tanzania

Canada, 1970

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Emphasises the importance of “nation-building” by showing girls of a government-operated secondary school in Tanzania helping their country to develop a better standard of living. Also shows use of co-operative farming as a means of increasing agricultural production and improving rural life.

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Credits

director

H Lemieux

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Visual Education Center, Toronto

Duration

00:17:20:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012290

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Africa - Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Africa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Rural conditions

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Tanzania - Economic conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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