Bibliograph

More than a game, a New Atlantis production ; written and directed by = guión y dirección, Chema Rodríguez ; productor, Jorge Sánchez Gallo ; realizador, Israel del Santo ; idea original, Jorge Sánchez Gallo, Chema Rodríguez

Type

Label

More than a game, a New Atlantis production ; written and directed by = guión y dirección, Chema Rodríguez ; productor, Jorge Sánchez Gallo ; realizador, Israel del Santo ; idea original, Jorge Sánchez Gallo, Chema Rodríguez

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

More than a game

Oclc number

309262198

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced in 2004

Responsibility statement

a New Atlantis production ; written and directed by = guión y dirección, Chema Rodríguez ; productor, Jorge Sánchez Gallo ; realizador, Israel del Santo ; idea original, Jorge Sánchez Gallo, Chema Rodríguez

Runtime

Series statement

The call of Africa: the voice of a continent

Summary

"In sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally minded people view everything as being touched by the supernatural--including what might seem, to Western eyes, to be simply athletic or recreational activities. This program explains the deeper meaning of the donga, ritualized stick-fighting bouts of the Surma culture; sacred Senegalese wrestling, an ancient village tradition that has met with immense enthusiasm in the city; weekly wrestling matches in the Sudanese melting pot of Khartoum, rituals of cohesion rather than confrontation; Tuareg camel races, symbols of communal unity and strength; the plentiful music and dancing that accompanies African festivals; and soccer, which in Ghana involves the spells of sorcerers"--Container

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

More than just a game, competitions and celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan

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