Compares the daily activities of three families from Japan, Mexico and the United States as told by the children. Shows the settings in which they live: a crowded Tokyo home, the San Francisco hills and the expansive rural three house compound of Yasalon.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303234
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food handling
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Mexico
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Manners and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mexico - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Culture
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Manners and customs
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Mexico
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food habits
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food handling
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lifestyles
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)