Sinagas family: a Batak village

Australia, 1974

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Episode of Series “Our Asian neighbours. Indonesia”.
Set in a small fishing village on the edge of Lake Toba, Borneo, inhabited by fifteen Christian families. Sinaga, head of one of these families, fishes for his living as well as being a rice farmer.

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Credits

producer

John Morris

director

Keith Gow

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Appears in

Our Asian neighbours. Indonesia

Group of items

Our Asian neighbours. Indonesia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012744

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Asia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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