Family of Ghana

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Natl Film Board Of Canada

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Family of Ghana SummaryPortrays life of a young fisherman and hi./ia met in Ghana and the desire of the young man to adopt new ways of fishing. Shows scenes of family activities, religious observances and marketing.Examines the fundamental political ideas of fascism: rejection of the individual and deification of the state, distrust of reason and belief in force, and renunciation of freedom in favor of security. Uses documentary film footage to show the environment in which fascism rose in Germany and Italy immediately following World War I, and the disastrous results it broughil its defeat in 1945. Points out that fascism was not necessarily eradicated by World War II.

Complete Record: Family of Ghana SummaryPortrays life of a young fisherman and hi./ia met in Ghana and the desire of the young man to adopt new ways of fishing. Shows scenes of family activities, religious observances and marketing. Examines the fundamental political ideas of fascism: rejection of the individual and deification of the state, distrust of reason and belief in force, and renunciation of freedom in favor of security. Uses documentary film footage to show the environment in which fascism rose in Germany and Italy immediately following World War I, and the disastrous results it broughil its defeat in 1945. Points out that fascism was not necessarily eradicated by World War II.