Afghan Nomads
Price:
$495.00
Secondary Title:
: The Maldar
Filmmaker Name:
David Hancock
Film Length:
21 min
Film Year:
1974
Duration:
21-45 min
Decade:
1970s
Series:
Afghanistan series
Collection:
Faces of Change collection
Secondary Creator:
produced by Norman Miller
Subtitle Language:
English subtitles
Color:
color
Region:
Asia
Subject:
Social and Cultural Life
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ABOUT
At dawn a nomad caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. In their camp, and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads and sedentary people separate and interdependent over the centuries.
The theme of the film focuses on political and religious beliefs. The film and accompanying instructor notes in this series embrace five different and complex units of analysis concerning how political change occurs; individual attitudes, ethnic identity, national loyalties, institutional affiliations, and ideological beliefs.
A study guide for Afghan Nomads is available under Resources and Links.
Films in the Afghanistan series
Faces of Change is comprised of 25 films that examine five cultures selected for their distinct geographic locations: 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 five themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women, and Beliefs.
This innovative collection of 16mm films and videos was funded by the National Science Foundation, produced by Norman Miller and directed by some of the finest ethnographic filmmakers of its time.
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