Wife Among Wives, A
- Synopsis
- In 1973 and 1974, David and Judith MacDougall spent 14 months observing and filming the Turkana people of East Africa. This part of their film trilogy is an inquiry into the Turkana view of marriage through the comments of a family as they watch a wedding being planned in a neighbouring homestead. The Turkanas’ outlook on polygamy is of particular interest, and the film explores the question of why many Turkana women want their husbands to take second wives. It also investigates the obligations people have towards themselves as opposed to the obligations they have toward their families. The producers allow the people to speak for themselves, rather than providing a voice-over narration.
- Series
- Turkana Conversations, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. col. 75 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 72 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1981
- Availability
- Hire (film - RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI); 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) video 2000 hire: £39.00 (+VAT +p&p) film 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) - Uses
- Undergraduates. *RAI
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Africa; Kenya; marriage customs; Turkana
Credits
- Producer
- David MacDougall; Judith MacDougall
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
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.
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- 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
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