An essential film for the study of the daring, skill, and bravery of the young men of the Dogon tribe. The agile young men of this black African culture scale the steep, sheer cliffs in search of the doves which nest in its craggy pockets. Their lives are dramatically suspended high above their on-looking elders by the strength of the rope handymen from the bark of the Baobab tree by a fellow tribesman.
Films » Hunting Wild Doves
Hunting Wild Doves
Series Title: African Village Life
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Mali
Tribe or Group: Dogon
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: 277'
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.
