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Films
found one film
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“South Asia”
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Country
“Bangladesh”
x
Directors
“Fruzzetti, Lina”
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Series
“0”
x
Country of production
“United States”
x
Year of production
“1989”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
short films
1
x
Region
South Asia
1
x
Country
Bangladesh
1
x
Keywords
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Rural
1
Directors
Fruzzetti, Lina
1
x
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Johnston, Ned
1
Östör, Ákos
1
Series
not set
1
x
Country of production
United States
1
x
Year of production
1989
1
x
Colour / Black and white
Film
Seed and Earth
1989
36
‘
Directed by
Lina Fruzzetti
Alfred Guzzetti
Ned Johnston
Ákos Östör
.
Seed on Earth is a film about everyday life in rural Bangladesh (village of Janta, near Bishnupur town). It follows the daily schedule of two families and observes the complementary and difference of gender and generation in work, ritual and leisure activities of men and women, adults and children. The film reveals the strong links between the sacred and social life, the events and ideas of family, cultivation and worship. Village life and people are presented through their own activities in their own words in naturally occurring situations.
South Asia
Rural
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity