South-Eastern Nuba, The

Synopsis

The Nuba live in a remote part of Africa near the centre of the Sudan - a predominantly Muslim country. They have a flamboyant culture and a tradition of body painting unequalled anywhere in the world. The Nuba’s traditional way of life suffered when Leni Riefenstahl published a book about them in 1975. The subsequent influx of tourists who came in search of the people she described as ‘savage and passionate’ has reduced the young men to little more than male models, gradually forgetting the traditional dictates of form and colour in Nuba art.

Series

Worlds Apart, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 55 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1982

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates. *RAI

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Nuba; social life and customs; Sudan

Credits

Producer

Chris Curling; Melissa Llewellyn-Davies

Contributor

Roger Deakins

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Television (Bristol)

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email

sales@concordvideo.co.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726012

Fax

01473 274531

Address

Rosehill Centre
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