Rivers of Sand

Synopsis

The people portrayed in this film are called Hamar. They dwell in the thorny scrubland of southwestern Ethiopia, about one hundred miles north of Lake Rudolph, Africa's great inland sea. They are isolated by some distant choice that now limits their movement and defines their condition. At least until recently, it has resulted in their retaining a highly traditional way of life. Hamar women eagerly accept their ritual whipping when boys come of age. Part of that tradition was the open, even flamboyant, observance of male supremacy. In their isolation, they seemed to have refined this not uncommon principle of social organization into a remarkably pure state. Hamar men are masters and their women are slaves. The film tries to disclose the effect on mood and behavior of lives governed by the idea of sexual inequality.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Gardner
Sound	Music	Michel Chalufour
	Music Editor	Michel Chalufour
Writing	Writer	Robert Gardner
Editing	Editor	Robert Gardner
Crew	Cinematography	Robert Gardner
Department	Role	Name

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