African Life
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Details a journey from New York to Lagos and beyond the interior of Nigeria. Footage includes shots of daily traditional life in the village and concludes with a battle scene between two tribes brandishing spears and bows and arrows.
Credits
Julian Gromer (contributor); Julian Gromer (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Julian Gromer Collection
Subjects: Manners and customs
Places: Africa > Nigeria
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - map of plane routing trip from New York to Lagos in Africa, MLS airplane at airport, MS men climb ladder carrying buckets onto plane wing, MS man plays very long horn, LS RA people on shore w/ palm trees watch ocean liner, PAN water to busy street in Lagos, riding bikes, MS people carrying goods on their heads, man directing traffic, MLS people collecting water at public pump; 03:03 - HA LS group of canoes in water, MLS fishermen throw nets into water; 03:41 - LS PAN village of huts, yellow sand, palm trees, MS men digging up ground, stacks of bricks in background, MS man puts clay into brick molds, lays bricks out to dry; 04:43 - MLS, MS group of people roll log from lumber pond up shore
Cfa elements: 1,450 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4054
Subjects: Manners and customs
Places: Africa > Nigeria
Language: English
Shot log: 00:00 - map of plane routing trip from New York to Lagos in Africa, MLS airplane at airport, MS men climb ladder carrying buckets onto plane wing, MS man plays very long horn, LS RA people on shore w/ palm trees watch ocean liner, PAN water to busy street in Lagos, riding bikes, MS people carrying goods on their heads, man directing traffic, MLS people collecting water at public pump; 03:03 - HA LS group of canoes in water, MLS fishermen throw nets into water; 03:41 - LS PAN village of huts, yellow sand, palm trees, MS men digging up ground, stacks of bricks in background, MS man puts clay into brick molds, lays bricks out to dry; 04:43 - MLS, MS group of people roll log from lumber pond up shore
Cfa elements: 1,450 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4054
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09