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Deccan Village (1966)

1966 · Short film · 9 min

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Produced in 1966, "Deccan Village" is a documentary that describes the way Indians navigate their daily lives around their basic needs with a focus on agricultural production in this area. This film was written and photographed by Tony Morrison B.Sc. F.R.G.S. and edited by Walter Storey. It is narrated by Nan Winton and originally released by Rank Educational Films. Deccan in Sanskrit means “south” and the area discussed in the film is the southern region of the Indian Subcontinent. There has been much research done on the role of government officials in this region and this film contains rich footage of the Indian rituals. Two men riding an ox cart (0:49). Grazing animals such as sheep, oxen, cows, and donkeys in a field (00:52) with a shepherd present (1:00). Oxen ploughing with supervision of three younger boys (1:17) a woman carrying a basket on her head (1:29) while other women gather millet (1:32). The cart without the oxen in the middle of the millet field (1:36). A woman using a sickle to reap the grain crops (1:42). A man tending oxen (1:48). A man sweeping the grain crops’ land (1:54). Sacchuarum Officinarum or Sugar cane plants (2:23). Four men wearing white cutting the cane (2:39). Two other men crush the cane after removing its foliage through a machine and press out the juice (2:42). A man burning the crushed cane (3:11) fuelling the container that boils the juice (3:22). Brown sugar in forms of liquid is produced (3:30). A man using pulley drawn by oxen to…

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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