UGANDA SAFARI AND KARAMOJA TRIBE CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 545862).

Synopsis

Amateur film. The first section of the film includes shots of giraffes, elephants, a river with raging torrents, flowers, the Karamojan tribe dancing, a hunted animal dying. Also includes film of young men being circumcised. A pool of blood lies on the ground beneath them. The second section includes footage of cattle, giraffes, gazelles, zebras and a bull intricately painted. The film also includes shots of the photographer, Mr Williams, sitting under a tree with two other white men and joining in tribal dancing. Footage of the Karamoja spear-throwing and dancing; the women wearing several rows of necklaces.

 

Titles

  • UGANDA SAFARI AND KARAMOJA TRIBE CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1954
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
825 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
WILLIAMS. G.J.
 

Countries