Afghanistan: Afghan Women [efilm]
2014
Streaming Video
Abstract: The words of the women and the rhythm of their lives in the seclusion of family compounds suggests both the satisfying and the limiting aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community. Filmed in the Balkh Province, an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples. The town of Aq Kupruk is approximately 320 miles northwest of Kabul.The theme of the film focuses on women. The film and accompaning instructor notes examine the economic, political, religious, and educational status of women, their legal and customary rights, and the degree of change in their actual and perceived roles.
Main title:
Afghanistan: Afghan Women [efilm] / by Josephine Powell and Nancy Dupree.
Author:
Dupree, Nancy, author, film directorPowell, Josephine, author, film directorMiller, Norman, producerKanopy (Firm)
Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Source:
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 17 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Series title:
Notes:
Title from title frames.Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1974.In English.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
492490
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