For documentation of the division of labor, the unity of the tribal group at work, and the order, grace, and dignity of a black African people this short film is unexcelled. Each step is shown as the Dogons process their onion crop. Women harvest the onions, and men pound them and squeeze out the fluid to preserve them in the torrid heat. The compressed balls are then dried and stored for use in flavoring food or for trade with nearby tribes. (IFF catalog)
Films » Onion Farming
Onion Farming
Series Title: African Village Life
Summary:
Description:
Edited Film
Country/Location: Mali
Tribe or Group: Dogon
Cinematographer: Hermann Schlenker
Production Company: IFF
Running Time: 7 min.
Years Filmed: 1965
Decade Produced: 1960s
Years Distributed: -1967
Film Gauge: 16mm
Stock: Color Safety
Footage Count: 264'
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.
