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Ah Kung, like most of his schoolmates, will inherit the family farm. Yet he may choose to leave farming, attracted by industry and the urban life style. Ah Kung’s personal dilemma symbolises a national...
A young, a middle-aged and an old woman all agree that life on a small Chinese island in Hong Kong waters is better for them than in the past. Participating fully in the island’s decision-making and...
Mestizos and campesinos are linked by an exploitative economic system that heightens their mutual contempt. Market days and fiestas provide opportunities for Mestizos, alternately benign and abusive, to...
Taiwan’s rice farmers rely less on mechanisation than on human labour to produce and harvest two crops during the annual agricultural cycle. Their meticulous cultivation methods achieve the highest average...
In Afghanistan the people and their labour are bound to the land in the cycle of activities from the sowing to the harvesting of wheat. Without narration or sub-titles, the film conveys a sense of unity...
Daily life in the village of Aq Kupruk in Afghanistan. Note: Printed materials intended to complement the observational approach used in the filming of this series are in preparation.
Examines the role of women in an Afghan rural community. Note: Printed materials intended to complement the observational approach used in the filming of this series are in preparation.
Shows how the availability of education and other aspects of modernisation are changing Boran women’s attitudes even while they maintain their traditional and influential roles in a herding culture.
Shows the pattern of life on a rice farm in Taiwan. Mrs Li, whose husband is a salaried factory worker, participates fully in farming and community activities in addition to her role in supervising the...
Shows Independence Day celebrations in a small rural community in northern Kenya. The slogan ‘Harambee’ means ‘working together for the common good’, but the concept of a united Kenya is still new to...
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