The vital craft of boat-building, fundamental to the existence of all river peoples, is the work of a group of specially skilled Bozo men. The hard timber, brought from the coastal rain forests many miles away, is skillfully converted into the long, narrow boards in which the Bozos fish, trade, and even move their families, as the seasons change. Careful camera work details how glue, nails, strips of cloth and even mud are used to make the boat watertight.(1984 IFF catalog)
Films » Building a Boat
Building a Boat
Alternative Title: N/A
Series Title: African Village Life
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Mali
Tribe or Group: Bozo
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 8 min.
Years Filmed: 1965
Decade Produced: 1960s
Years Distributed: -1967
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 289'
Sound: Un-narrated, Recorded On Location
Notes: All footage shot for IFF. OCN owned by Hermann Schlenker. IFF does not own OCN- returned to Schlenker after production of internegatives. There are 12 titles in the African Village Life Series.
