Rivers of sand

Portrays the people called the Hamar who live in the scrubland of southwestern Ethiopia. Points out that in this society, men are masters and women are slaves. Shows how this sexual inequality affects the mood and behavior of the people.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Harvard University. Film Study Center., Studio 7 Arts (Firm), Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Other Authors: Gardner, Robert, 1925-2014.
Format: Slide
Language:English
Afro-Asiatic
Published: [Cambridge, MA] : [Watertown, MA] : Studio 7 Arts ; Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources, c2008.
Edition:Special ed.
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Summary:Portrays the people called the Hamar who live in the scrubland of southwestern Ethiopia. Points out that in this society, men are masters and women are slaves. Shows how this sexual inequality affects the mood and behavior of the people.
Item Description:Documentary.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: photo gallery with journal entries read by Robert Gardner (13 min.); audio commentary track by Robert Gardner and Robert Fenz (87 min.); three sequences of unedited footage (7 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Photography, editing and writing, Robert Gardner.