Rees Collection: 2: Aspects of life in Kilifi District, Kenya Mid-1950s
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/047/002).
Synopsis
Kilifi township and its pot holed approach road haphazardly lined with mud and makuti houses. The local prison, known as 'King Georgi Hoteli', and the Kilifi Club , the centre for expatriate social and sporting activities. Fishing boats and a spectacular sunset.The salute at the annual Official Queen's Birthday Parade. The Education Officer's official bungalow on the cliff top overlooking the entrance to Kilifi Creek.
Production / Donor Details: Mr Rees joined the Staff of the Kagumo Teacher Training College in Kenya as an Education Officer in 1953. He subsequently worked in the Ministry of Education, and from 1963 till the end of 1965 was Senior Education Officer at Embu in charge of the newly formed Eastern Region of Kenya.
Titles
- Rees Collection: 2: Aspects of life in Kilifi District, Kenya Mid-1950s (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Rees Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1950
- Running Time:
- approx 16 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- VHS 8mm
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- approx 200ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis