A Little for My Heart, A Little for My God

Duration: 58

Year Published: 1993

Creator: Lindberg and Landoff Film

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Documents the institution of women's orchestras in the Islamic city of Oran, Algeria, focusing on the leader or "meddahat," of one such band who is unusual in that he is a male. Interviews band and audience members about their feelings about tradition, their professions, and their identities. Uses scenes of performances, a wedding, and daily life in Oran to establish a background for the interviews. Uses subtitles.