River people of Chad

An adaptation of the film made by the Instutut fur Film und Bild, Munich. Contrasts the modern city of Fort Lamy with the villages of Chad, where men, women and children use primitive tools for farming, fishing and cooking in a communal environment.

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Credits

production company

Visual Education Centre (Germany)

Institut für Film und Bild

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013644

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Africa

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

History → Anthropology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1969

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