Building a bridge: Tajik

United States, 1971

Film
A still image from Building a bridge: Tajik

Episode of Series “Mountain peoples of Central Asia”.
Shows how, in three days of actual construction, one hundred Tajik men and boys from one village work together to rebuild their hand-construction bridge. No narration.

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Credits

director

Hermann Schlenker

producer

Julien Bryan

production company

International Film Foundation

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1971

Appears in

Group of items

Mountain peoples of Central Asia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503466

Subject categories

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tajiks

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridge construction

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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