- Title Village of Hope, 1963 (Liberian Red Cross)
- Record Creation Date
- Summary Film about a leper colony near Suakoko, Liberia, and the assistance provided to it by the Liberian National Red Cross. Some sources suggest this film was awarded a Short Film Palme d’Or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, but this has not been confirmed. Due to copyright this film can only be watched on-site at the IFRC Archives. Contact archives.contact[@]ifrc.org for further information. 00:00 Introduction of the leper colony. 00:42 Opening titles. 00:55 Opportunities in the leper colony, including learning to read; introduction of the village leader; daily allocation of work. 02:11 Examples of work being undertaken, including building water storage tank and preparing food; developments in treatment of people with leprosy since 1960; the village cobbler; making wood carvings for sale; erecting buildings; clearing further ground for cultivation. 05:35 Local drummers performing; patient recordkeeping; information about leprosy and its treatment; administration of medicine and medical care; testing levels of bacteria in patients. 08:12 The history of the colony; foundation by Mid-Liberian Baptist Mission in the 1940s; placement under the supervision of the Mobile District Public Health Team in 1960; different forms of the disease. 09:35 Assistance given to the colony by the Liberian National Red Cross, and work of the Red Cross generally in the country including establishing a Well Baby and Children’s Clinic; support given to the Society by President William VS Tubman; the Society’s president Mrs King; support to the leper colony including providing food, clothing, supplies, and toys. 11:27 Hope offered to residents within the colony. 12:24 Closing credits. Producer: William Alexander (d. 1991) in association with the Overseas Film and Television Centre Ltd Filming: The Film Unit of the Liberian Information Service Original format: 16mm black and white acetate film with optical sound. Applied noise reduction; resynchronized audio and sound; and trimmed blank frames from start and end.
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- Region Africa
- Archive series
- Archive source format 16mm film
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- IPTC Date
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- Alt Ref No League Film Library Catalogue No. 426, ID No. 1893 Component No. 1522
- Alternative title
- Date_Taken 1st January 1963
- Keywords Livelihoods, Archive
- Language English: EN
- Location Suakoko
- Music
- Reference Number c00397
- Rights usage terms Not for re-use
- Subtitles
- Copyright owner William Alexander and the Overseas Film and Television Centre Ltd.
- Country Liberia
- Credit line Contact the IFRC Archives to view or AP Archive for use.
- Existing Description
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