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Harambee
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Secondary Title:
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("Pull Together")
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Filmmaker Name:
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David MacDougall, James Blue
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Film Length:
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19 min
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Film Year:
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1974
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Duration:
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0-20 min
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Decade:
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1970s
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Series:
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Kenya series
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Collection:
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Faces of Change collection
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Secondary Creator:
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produced by Norman Miller
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Color:
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color
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Region:
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Africa
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Harambee is a traditional Swahili chant meaning heave-ho or pull together the slogan for a united Kenya. Harambee Day or Independence Day is celebrated in this small town in North Kenya with political speeches and an auction at the native school. The film shows how North Kenya- isolated for years- tries to adapt to the new concept of nationhood. Government officials from South Kenya are appointed as ambassadors to spread the idea of national unity to a people unaccustomed to it.
Available as part of the Faces of Change - Kenya Series 2 DVD SET
This innovative series of 25 - 16mm films and videos, funded by the National Science Foundation, produced by Norman Miller and documented by some of the finest ethnographic filmmakers of our time is now available through DER. The films examine 5 cultures selected for the diversity of their geographic location: starting with the China Coast at sea level and moving up to Taiwan, then to Afghanistan, Kenya and finally to the mountains of Bolivia. Each location is examined through 5 themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women, and Beliefs.
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