Sons of Haji Omar
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content: HSFA 1981.5.2/2017.1.2
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content: National Human Studies Film Center collection
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content: 2 Film reels (58 minutes, color sound; 2,100 feet, 16mm)
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content: 1978
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content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: Edited film produced by the National Film Board of Canada from the joint Film Board and Smithsonian Institution filming expedition which documented life among the Pashtoon (Pakhtun) nomads of northeastern Afghanistan. The narrative centers on Haji Omar, the patriarch of a wealthy settled nomad family living near the market town of Nahrin with focus on pastoral activities during the annual migration from the steepe near Baghlan to mountain pastures in Hindu Kush and family conflicts related to economic diversification of Haji Omar's sons. Included are scenes of life in the bazaar, dealings with government officials, and local rivalries as expressed through the central Asian sport of buzkashi.

Credits: Asch, Timothy 1932-1994 ; Balikci, Asen, 1929- ; Asch, Patsy