Director Frank Speed, Deirdre LaPin
Country/Production USA
Release 1984
Length 25 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Nigeria, Jos Plateau / Africa
Ethnic Group Ngas
Collection Frank Speed Film Collection on Nigeria
Comments A study guide is available for this film (more titles will be released soon)
Order No RAI-200.332
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In isolated mountain hamlets in Nigeria’s Jos Plateau the Ngas have traditionally observed the movements of the moon in the night sky. The moon is a key symbol in Ngas cosmology, believed to regulate the rhythm of all life. The film traces the moon’s influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. The documentary tells the story form the point of view of a single traditional Ngas bard.
