Faces of Change | Afghanistan | Part B

An Afghan Village | Herbert DiGioia, 44 min, 1974
A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the bazaar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rural Afghans.

Wheat Cycle | David Hancock, Herb DiGioia, Louis & Nancy Dupree, 16 min, 1975
The people and their labor are bound to the land in the cycle of activities to the sowing to the harvesting of wheat. Without narration or subtitles, the film conveys a sense of unity between the people and the land.