Research Catalog

Title

More than a game / directed by Chema Rodríguez.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; Toronto : Octapixx Worldwide distribution, [2008], c2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rodríguez, Chema, 1973-
• Pinto, José Manuel.
• Sánchez Gallo, Jorge.
• Del Santo, Israel.
• Sanou, Jośe.
• New Atlantis (Firm)
• Octapixx Worldwide (Firm)
• Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Description

1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

"In sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally minded people view everything as being touched by the supernatural--including what might seem, to Western eyes, to be simply athletic or recreational activities. This program explains the deeper meaning of the donga, ritualized stick-fighting bouts of the Surma culture; sacred Senegalese wrestling, an ancient village tradition that has met with immense enthusiasm in the city; weekly wrestling matches in the Sudanese melting pot of Khartoum, rituals of cohesion rather than confrontation; Tuareg camel races, symbols of communal unity and strength; the plentiful music and dancing that accompanies African festivals; and soccer, which in Ghana involves the spells of sorcerers"--Container.

Series Statement

The call of Africa: the voice of a continent

Uniform Title

Call of Africa.

Alternative Title

More than just a game : competitions and celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan

Subject

• Sports > Africa
• Rites and ceremonies > Africa
• Athletics > Africa
• Stick fighting > Ethiopia
• Suri (African people) > Ethiopia > Rites and ceremonies
• Wrestling > Senegal
• Wrestling > Sudan > Khartoum
• Camel racing > Niger
• Tuaregs > Niger > Social life and customs
• Soccer > Ghana
• Shamans > Ghana
• Witchcraft > Ghana

Genre/Form

• Documentary films.
• Nonfiction films.
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Note

• "Realizador, Israel del Santo ; idea original, Jorge Sánchez Gallo, Chema Rodríguez."
• This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Credits (note)

• Screenwriter, Chema Rodríguez ; producer, Jorge Sánchez Gallo ; cinematographers, Lati Maraña, Alberto Molina, Javier Suárez ; editors, Gema Romera, Arantxa Galán Guzmán, Stella González Ruiz ; composer, José Sanou ; a New Atlantis production.

Event (note)

• Originally produced in 2004.

System Details (note)

• DVD-R.

Language (note)

• Closed captioned and/or descriptive audio for the hearing and visually impaired.
• Portions in other languages with English subtitles.

Contents

1. Stick fighting in Ethiopia -- 2. Wrestling in Senegal and Sudan -- 3. Camel races and more -- 4. Witch doctors and more.

Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-275

ISBN

• 9781604673678
• 1604673672

OCLC

309262198

Title

More than a game / directed by Chema Rodríguez.

Imprint

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; Toronto : Octapixx Worldwide distribution, [2008], c2004.

Series

The call of Africa: the voice of a continent

Call of Africa.

System Details

DVD-R.

Performer

Narrator: José Manuel Pinto.

Credits

Screenwriter, Chema Rodríguez ; producer, Jorge Sánchez Gallo ; cinematographers, Lati Maraña, Alberto Molina, Javier Suárez ; editors, Gema Romera, Arantxa Galán Guzmán, Stella González Ruiz ; composer, José Sanou ; a New Atlantis production.

Event

Originally produced in 2004.

Language

Closed captioned and/or descriptive audio for the hearing and visually impaired.

Portions in other languages with English subtitles.

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Added Author

Rodríguez, Chema, 1973-

Pinto, José Manuel.

Sánchez Gallo, Jorge.

Del Santo, Israel.

Sanou, Jośe.

New Atlantis (Firm)

Octapixx Worldwide (Firm)

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Publisher No.

FFH 39457-K Films for the Humanities & Sciences

39457 K Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Research Call Number

Sc Visual DVD-275