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Sons of the moon a film

In isolated mountain hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau the Ngas have traditionally observed the movements of the moon in the night sky. The moon is a key symbol in Ngas cosmology, believed to regulate the rhythm of all life. The film traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. The documentary tells the story form the point of view of a single traditional Ngas bard.

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  • "Ngas of Central Nigeria"
  • "Ngas of central Nigeria"@en

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  • "In isolated mountain hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau the Ngas have traditionally observed the movements of the moon in the night sky. The moon is a key symbol in Ngas cosmology, believed to regulate the rhythm of all life. The film traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. The documentary tells the story form the point of view of a single traditional Ngas bard."@en
  • "Traces the moon's influence on the Ngas of Nigeria's Jos Plateau work and thought during a single growing season."@en
  • "Dans les hameaux des montagnes isolées du Jos Plateau, au Nigeria, les Ngas observent les mouvements de la lune pendant la nuit. La lune est un symbole clé dans la cosmologie ngas et rythme leur vie. Ce documentaire raconte leur histoire par la voix d'un barde traditionnel ngas."
  • "This documentary film traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. Tells its story from the point of view of a traditional Ngas bard."
  • "Tells how the moon is a key symbol in the cosmology of the Ngas, an agricultural people who live in isolated hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau. This documentary, told from the point of view of a traditional Ngas bard, traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season."@en
  • "Tells how the moon is a key symbol in the cosmology of the Ngas, an agricultural people who live in isolated hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau. This documentary, told from the point of view of a traditional Ngas bard, traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season. Includes animation."@en

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  • "Encoded moving images"@en
  • "non fiction"
  • "Ethnographic films"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Folklore"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Short films"@en

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  • "Sons of the moon a film"@en
  • "Sons of the moon"@en
  • "Sons of the moon"

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