Learning on ScreenMende of Kpuawala Village, The
- Synopsis
- The Mende of Sierra Leone are mainly rice farmers, who also grow some cash crops. The film shows that development projects and their timetables favoured by the new chief can sometimes clash with local values and social obligations. Men are allowed several wives. Women are apparently subordinate, but male and female forms of power are complementary and interdependent.
- Series
- Disappearing World, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
- Year of production
- 1990
- Availability
- Sale; 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on ITV 7/90.
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Development studies
- Keywords
- Mende; Sierra Leone
Credits
- Director
- Bruce MacDonald
- Contributor
- Mariane Ferme
Production Company
- Name
Granada Television
- Web
- http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7734 8080
- Fax
- 020 7494 6280
- Address
- Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute
- Contact
- Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
- film@therai.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7387 0455
- Fax
- 020 7388 8817
- Address
- 50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT - Notes
- The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
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