Alhaji's wives / TVE International ; director and series producer Charlotte Metcalf.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Metcalf, Charlotte, director, producer.

Uter, Elizabeth, narrator.

United Nations

Television Trust for the Environment, producer.

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), distributor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Aging game.

The aging game

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population.

Women--Nigeria--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Nigeria--Economic conditions.

Older people--Nigeria--Social conditions.

Older people.

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Nigeria.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (18 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]

Language Note:

Segments in Hausa or Arabic include English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD-R.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"Alhaji has taken five wives; one dies, he divorced another and lives with the remaining three. This program travels to Nigeria to examine the impact of polygamy and divorce on the country's population demographics, focusing on a case study of one family to highlight trends and concerns. The connection between religious values and family planning becomes apparent in interviews with various people in the community. The program also visits a school for women who have been divorced or widowed and want to learn a skill or receive a basic education."--Container.

Participant:

Narration, Elizabeth Uter.

Credits:

Editor, Julian Sabath.

Notes:

"A United Nations Production"--Container.

On disc: Films Media Group.

DVD release of the 1998 documentary short.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

OCLC:

55763155

Publisher Number:

FFH 32821 Films for the Humanities & Sciences