Learning on ScreenWomen’s Olamal, The
- Synopsis
- Looks at the organisation and meaning of a Maasai woman’s fertility rite, and the conflict which arose at this particular ceremony with the men of the Maasai village (on the Loita Hills near the Kenya-Tanzania border) whose objections were based on a clash of rights in the area.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 110 min.
- Year of production
- 1984
- Availability
- Sale
- Uses
- Anthropology. *RAI
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- ceremonies; fertility rites; Kenya; Masai; Tanzania; women
Credits
- Director
- Melissa Llewellyn-Davies
- Producer
- Chris Curling; Melissa Llewellyn-Davies
- Cast
Melissa Llewellyn-Davies
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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