Shallow well project
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Series: Navajos film themselves
Duration: 14
Year Published: 1966
Creator: Museum of Modern Art
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: silent
Description: Navajo filmmaker John Nelson documents old and new technologies in this account of the building of a shallow well. A series of shots shows the old pond from which the Navajo used to draw water. After the camera moves around the stagnant pool, the action cuts to the Navajo constructing the well and following the various processes needed for its completion. Intercut are shots of the Navajo reading blueprints, measuring and receiving instructions. Nelson uses the circular pan favored by the Navajo filmmakers, always moving in a sunwise direction. When the job is finished, a Navajo is seen drawing water from the well. The film concludes with trucks driving away from the site.
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