Perhaps the first documentary ever made about Paraguay, this film is an overview of the geographic regions and peoples. Scenes of the Makka and Itaqua Indians, and Asuncion's docks, business district, and monuments. Discusses the importance of the Paraguay River, the reliance on agriculture, and the problems posed by the Gran Chaco. (Jane M. Loy, Latin American Research Review, vol.12 no.3, 1977)
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Paraguay
Series Title: State Department South America Series
Summary:
Description:
Sponsored Film; General Orientation (Adamson-Seaton Film Classifications)
Country/Location: Paraguay
Tribe or Group: Makka and Itaqua
Producer: Julien Bryan
Cinematographer: Julien Bryan, William James, Francis Thompson
Production Company: Julien Bryan
Additional Production: Graphics by Philip Stapp; Music by Gene Forrell; Narrated by Julien Bryan
Running Time: 17 min.
Years Filmed: 1943
Decade Produced: 1940s
Film Gauge: 35mm
Stock: B&W Nitrate
Footage Count: 608'
Sound: Narrated
Notes: Made for the Federal Government (FDR good neighbor policy). Julien Bryan contracted by FDR administration. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller, in charge of contracting filmmakers to make movies in South America. There are 23 films in the CI-AA series.
