The tale of the sand

Opening title reads " adapted from Ancient Dervish Tale."; One credit reads "Narración en español, Federico Sánchez" [i.e., "Narration in Spanish, Federico Sánchez"], but all narration is in English.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; Executive producer, Robert Pacelli; story adapted by Dorothy Fadiman; music by Alex De Grassi; painting; Federico Sánchez; sound engineer, Demetrios Mancosis [?]; film, Maureen Gosling; mix, John Luck and Robert Pacelli; .; Narrated by Dorothy Fadiman.; An allegorical fable about a river that is unable to cross the sands of a desert until it changes form and becomes rain is told over shimmering images of water, sand, and mountains.; PFA 1604-01-15480. D0441; PFA 1604-01-15480. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected 2008/ 10/21; Palmer video to film transfer; not sharp; light scratches; uneven track lite