Kumam, The (1950-51) – dir. Diana Powell-Cotton

available in a short version variously estimated between 33 and 50 minutes, and a long version, between 62 and 80 mins, b&w, silent. Shot in 16mm at 16 fps .

Source : Powell-Cotton Museum

Background and Content :  This film by Diana Powell-Cotton provides a general ethnography of the Kumam, a people who live in the Teso district of Uganda.

On the same expedition, Diana Powell-Cotton also made a more general film about everyday life and craft activities in Uganda.

Texts : UNESCO catalogue, p.257; Nicklin 1981.

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