Wheat Cycle
Overview
The people and their labor are bound to the land in the cycle of activities to the sowing to the harvesting of wheat. Without narration or subtitles, the film conveys a sense of unity between the people and the land. 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 rural economics. The film and accompaning instructor notes focus on herding, and fishing under diverse environmental conditions. The impact of technological change, human adaptation, and governmental extension of market systems are parallel themes.
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01/01/1975
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A Wife Among Wives
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For What it's Worth, Milk a Goat
The First Season
Rural Youth
From the Black Earth
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Tractor Wars: Ferguson vs Ford
Euskal herri-musika
Die Bio-Revolution - Die Karriere der ökologischen Landwirtschaft
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A Distant Noise
El año del relevo
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