From the Caribbean
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 1989.22.9
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Films Incorporated
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content: Films Inc. educational films collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound; 774 ft)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film shot in St. Lucia, West Indies which depicts aspects of banana cultivation and export to Great Britain. Includes shots of growing and harvesting of bananas on a ten-acre farm, stages in the growth and care of the crop, and selection of bananas for export. Interview sequences with St. Lucian farmer speaking in the island's French-based creole elaborating on the role of agriculture in the island's dependent economy. ; Edited film, from the BBC Television series "One World," covers the importance of the banana harvest on the Island of St. Lucia. Included is a look at the St. Mark family and how the banana industry affects their lives.