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Synopsis

Shows life on Symi, a barren but beautiful Greek island in the Aegean Sea close to the coast of Turkey. The island has suffered a decline in prosperity and population over the past fifty or more years; the sponge and fishing grounds are depleted and the craft of boatbuilding is dying out. Well over half the adult males work away from Symi as merchant seamen and nearly everything on the island is imported. The narrator is a twelve-year-old son of a fisherman.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 21 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1976

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

fishing communities; Greece; social life and customs; Symi

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Juniper Films

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
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG