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Films
found one film
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Directors
“Lewis, Ariane”
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Series
“0”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
1
x
Region
Melanesia
1
Country
Papua New Guinea
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Children / Young people
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Jerstad, Jon
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
x
Series
not set
1
x
Country of production
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1988
1
Film
Garden Days: Village in Papua New Guinea
1988
25
‘
Directed by
Ariane Lewis
Jon Jerstad
.
A detailed account of domestic life in the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, mainly from the women’s point of view. It describes their everyday activities in the ‘gardens’ in order to produce the staple food (sago). The different stages of the preparation and cooking of sago are shown. The film closes with the puberty rite of a young girl.
Melanesia
Agriculture / Farming
Children / Young people
Ritual