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K'sai chivit : Threads of life / David A. Feingold, producer-director ; Television Kampuchea ; an Ophidian Films Ltd./TVK co-production for UNESCO.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Language:
- English
- Khmer
- Subjects (All):
- Silk weaving--Cambodia.
- Silk weaving.
- Silk industry--Cambodia.
- Silk industry.
- Textile fabrics, Khmer.
- Cambodia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (20 min.) : sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Threads of life
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English narration; some dialogue in Cambodian with English voice-overs; title and credits also in Cambodian.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Explores the sacred art of Khmer silk weaving and the role it plays in the life of a young Cambodian woman, Um Lao. This ancient art was almost lost but orgnizations like UNESCO have set up training programs to revitalize the art. The film depicts the master weaver and his student as they weave and sell their cloth. The film also focuses on the social and psychological impact this has on Um Lao.
- Credits:
- Narrator, Heather Peters ; producer, director, David A. Feingold.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Feb. 3, 2012).
- Originally produced in 1994.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 137242796
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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