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Gentle Winds of Change: Uganda (1961)

1961 · Short film · 32 min · dir. Marshall Segall

Synopsis

In 1959, social scientist Marshall Segall traveled to Uganda to study the effects of the breaking down of colonialism on the individual citizen. He chose to focus on the Ba-yankole group,in the area of Mbarara, Ankole region. Although not a filmmaker, used a Bolex camera to make a record of his trip. The result, Gentle Winds of Change Uganda (1961, Columbia U) is a fascinating pastiche of social scenes, such as the making of plantain beer, and a local wedding, and political commentary. In…

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Director
Marshall Segall
Running time
32 minutes

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