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Food for the ancestors / produced, directed, edited by Jan Thompson ; written by Bruce Kraig ; made in cooperation with Mexican Tourism Office (Chicago), Puebla Tourism Office, Fondo Mixo ; Food for Thought Productions (Chicago), Inc.
Penn Museum Library - Desk VHS GT4995.A4 F6 1999
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- All Souls' Day--Mexico--Puebla.
- All Souls' Day.
- Folk festivals--Mexico--Puebla.
- Folk festivals.
- Mexico--Social life and customs.
- Mexico.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Television programs.
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Title on container: Mexican celebration of the Days of the Dead
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [1999]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- VHS; stereo.
- analog
- magnetic
- stereo
- VHS
- Summary:
- Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead as celebrated in the culturally rich state of Puebla. Focuses on folk arts related to the celebration, such as weaving, pottery, dance, and preparation of special foods.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Bruce Kraig.
- Credits:
- Cameramen, John Avey, David Cella, Erasmo Rivera; original music, Jan Thompson.
- Notes:
- Videocassette release of a program broadcast on PBS.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0780628691
- OCLC:
- 43052004
- Publisher Number:
- B8108 PBS Home Video
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