Created by
Cerf, Charlotte
Moore, Allen, American, born 1952
Owned by
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
Date
1990
Medium
polyester film
Dimensions
Duration: 26 Minutes
Length (Film): 950 Feet
Caption
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description
A documentary short with the title Black Water. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with variable area optical sound.
The documentary focuses on the effects of water pollution in a river in Sao Braz, Bahia, Brazil. Through translated first-hand accounts, the film shows how pollutants discharged from factories and a paper mill upstream affects local residents.
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America
Collection title
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
color films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
African diaspora
Documentary films
Film
Nature
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.55.12.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b44384dc-fb35-4fd6-95e8-69bda9dc3257

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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