Documentary Films

The Rural Cooperative


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From the Taiwan series in the Faces of Change collection
by Richard Chen and Frank Tsai
color, 15 min, 1974
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The Tsau Tun Farmers' Association typifies rural cooperatives in Taiwan. 9,600 families own the cooperatives and rely on it for services ranging from irrigation, provision of seeds, farm implements, and fertilizers to crop storage and marketing.


About the Faces of Change collection
This revolutionary series of 26 - 16mm films and videos, funded by the National Science Foundation, produced by Norman Miller and documented by some of the finest ethnographic filmmakers of our time is now available through D.E.R. The films examine 5 cultures selected for the diversity of their geographic location: starting with the
China Coast at sea level and moving up to Taiwan, then to Afghanistan, Kenya and finally to the mountains of Bolivia. Each location is examined through 5 themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women and Beliefs. Detailed instructors notes are available for an additional $10.00.


other films from the Taiwan series:
A Chinese Farm Wife
People are Many, Fields are Small
They Call Him "Ah Kung"
Wet Culture Rice