The Women Who Smile

  • Jean Lydall
  • 1990
  • United Kingdom
  • 50 minutes
  • Hamar
  • DR
    DR

Three generations of Hamar women from Ethiopia speak frankly and with humour about their daily life and experiences as women: maternity, relations with men the status of wives… Comments that challenge preconceived notions about the role of women in traditional societies.

  • Production : BBC Enterprises
  • Distribution : Société Française d'Anthropologie Visuelle SFAV
  • Editing : David Hope
  • Sound : Debbie Kaplan
  • Photography : Nina Kellgren