The Resource Beasts of burden, by Ampersand Productions, (electronic resource)
Beasts of burden, by Ampersand Productions, (electronic resource)
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The item Beasts of burden, by Ampersand Productions, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- India's cities are thronged with faceless rickshaw workers. This film puts a human face on those at the low end of the caste system whose only chance to eke out a bare subsistence for their families is to do the work done by beasts of burden in more affluent societies. The film follows Jadav as he leaves his drought-ridden village without luggage or money. Arriving in Calcutta, he finds people living in the train station and the streets. Although he feels humiliated to apply for the job as rickshaw puller, he sees no alternative. He meets men who have been pulling enormous loads for twenty years, who have developed lung problems and impaired vision. Other men sell their blood, often tainted, in order to feed their families. People even buy and sell the cadavers of those who died in the streets because there is a market for human bones. Despite the misery he encounters, Jadav dreams that life will be better for his children, and that, hopefully, his next life will be better!
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (52 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Label
- Beasts of burden
- Title
- Beasts of burden
- Statement of responsibility
- by Ampersand Productions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- India's cities are thronged with faceless rickshaw workers. This film puts a human face on those at the low end of the caste system whose only chance to eke out a bare subsistence for their families is to do the work done by beasts of burden in more affluent societies. The film follows Jadav as he leaves his drought-ridden village without luggage or money. Arriving in Calcutta, he finds people living in the train station and the streets. Although he feels humiliated to apply for the job as rickshaw puller, he sees no alternative. He meets men who have been pulling enormous loads for twenty years, who have developed lung problems and impaired vision. Other men sell their blood, often tainted, in order to feed their families. People even buy and sell the cadavers of those who died in the streets because there is a market for human bones. Despite the misery he encounters, Jadav dreams that life will be better for his children, and that, hopefully, his next life will be better!
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Intended audience
- For College; Adult audiences
- Language note
- English
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Ampersand Film & Video Tape Productions
- Runtime
- 52
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poverty
- Rickshaw men
- India
- India
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Beasts of burden, by Ampersand Productions, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1630954/flon
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (52 min.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a209725
- (OCoLC)747796224
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Beasts of burden, by Ampersand Productions, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1630954/flon
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (52 min.)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a209725
- (OCoLC)747796224
- Video recording format
- other
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