Fish is the traditional staple of food of river people and fishing is the Bozo's specialty. In beautiful detail, this film studies each of the Bozo's ingenious methods of catching fish - some requiring the finesse and skill of a single person; some requiring the combined efforts of small groups; and others, the unity and cooperation of the entire village community working a variety of nets. The fish are smoked for preservation ad taken down river t market at Mopti in Mali. (1984 IFF catalog)
Films » Fishing on the Niger
Fishing on the Niger
Series Title: African Village Life
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Mali
Tribe or Group: Bozo
Producer: Julien Bryan
Director: Hermann Schlenker
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 18 min.
Years Filmed: 1965
Decade Produced: 1960s
Years Distributed: -1967
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 671'
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.
