Hamar Trilogy, The (3 Parts)

Synopsis

The Hamar people are an isolated people living in the dry scrubland of south-western Ethiopia. These programmes concentrate on the proud and outspoken Hamar women.
1 (1990): A young widow, an unmarried girl and a senior co-wife, although living a very different lifestyle from women in the West, share many of the same concerns about marriage, pregnancy, men and growing old.
2 (1991): Although no Hamar girl would want to remain unmarried, her wedding day is the saddest of her life. Two betrothed girls must leave their families forever to marry men they have never met. One is secretely exited but her young cousin dreads the day when she will have to leave home to start a new life amongst strangers. Meanwhile, the future husbands discuss women, cattle and beating their wives.
3 (1994): Three years after the girl Duka left home to marry, she has two children and her husband’s ambitions are thwarted by the drought, rising prices, and demands from relatives. Duka’s cousin in his coming-of-age ritual has to must leap over his cattle while Duka is ritually beaten until her back bleeds. But a sudden death in the family interrupts and the cousin must find a way to help save the day.

Series

Under the Sun, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Year of production

1990-94

Availability

Sale

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 11 Jul 1991 (part 1), 18 Jul 1991 (part 2), 8 Sep 1994 (part 3). Each episode is also available to purchase separately at £195.00 (+VAT, +P&P)

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Ethiopia; Hamar; marriage customs; social life and customs

Credits

Producer

Jean Lydall; Joanna Head

Contributor

Alan Bookbinder

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£585.00

Availability

Sale

Year

2014

Sections

Title

Women who smile

Synopsis

1 (1990): A young widow, an unmarried girl and a senior co-wife, although living a very different lifestyle from women in the West, share many of the same concerns about marriage, pregnancy, men and growing old.

Title

Two girls go hunting

Synopsis

2 (1991): Although no Hamar girl would want to remain unmarried, her wedding day is the saddest of her life. Two betrothed girls must leave their families forever to marry men they have never met. One is secretely exited but her young cousin dreads the da

Title

Our way of loving

Synopsis

3 (1994): Three years after the girl Duka left home to marry, she has two children and her husband's ambitions are thwarted by the drought, rising prices, and demands from relatives. Duka's cousin in his coming-of-age ritual has to must leap over his catt

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)

Email

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’