| River Side Slum | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2490 |
| Catalog #: | 487221 | |
| Clip Number: | 487221-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | Cuba 7B | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Cuba | |
| Year Shot: | 1996 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Poverty | |
| Description: | 00:08:39:- MS's and CU's of poor mothers and their young children. MS of a woman and her pet boa constrictor. Tight LS of a young man dumping a wheelbarrow of garbage into a cesspool in the middle of a field. Panning (right) MS of garbage stuck in the muddy banks of a river (auto parts, oil drums, parts of housing, etc.). tight LS of fallen trees and garbage on the bank of a river. Wide LS of a shirtless older man walking from his shack and dumping a crate of garbage on the river bank. CU's of a small dog eating garbage by the river. MS of a shirtless man and his equally shirtless son posing for the camera. High angle CU of a re-sewn baseball in a kid's baseball glove; tilt up to MS of the young boy showing the camera how he throws. MS of Ernesto talking to the group of young baseball slum boys by the river. Good CU of the children mugging for the camera, only slightly hyperactive. MS of the skeletal remains of a chair on the porch of a shack; the owner of the shack happens by and enters the home. MS of a shirtless middle-aged man walking to the river bank and dumping a can of garbage. MS of several slum children standing by the river, smiling and posing for the camera. 00:13:01:- Husillo, a country slum. MS's and CU's inside the shack home of a woman who has a peculiar skin disease: shots of the lady, her two chidlren (teens), the bathroom (disgusting toilet), the kitchen (gnarled pots and pans laid on a crumbling counter), the bedroom, etc. MS's of the lady and her daughter outside of their home, talking to the camera crew. Good CU of a tic tac toe game scratched onto a wall. CU's of several children gathered on the patio of a shack, standing and posing for the camera. MS of several small chickens wandering into the shack. CU of a leaky garden hose and spigot. Panning ECU of a rusty shovel head with a homemade staff attached to it. | |
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