Directed by Ernest Genval (fr) Release date 1938 Country Belgium Director Ernest Genval | Edited by Ernest Genval Running time 13 minutes Initial release 1936 | |
Avec les Hommes de l'eau is a Belgian 1938 short documentary film.
Synopsis
The Berwinne sails off Leopoldville (now known as Kinshasa) up the Congo River. Along the way, it stops at a small village to take on board a plentiful supply of slow-burning wood. Once loaded, the boat sails away, leaving a mesmerised local population behind on the shore. Along the route, the boat encounters canoes and "watermen" carrying out typical activities such as fishing, crocodile hunting, carving hippopotamus meat and salting it for preservation.
References
Avec les Hommes de l'eau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA