Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
"The enjoyment of old age is well illustrated in the lives of citizens of Tajikistan, Kirghisia, and Uzbekistan (Central Asia). All citizens have the right to work, rest, and leisure, to maintenance in old age as well as care for sickness and disability. Then they pass on their knowledge to the younger generation, saying, 'Your forefathers won freedom and a new way of life for you; it is your duty to continue this work.'"Elderly, senior citizens. In summary, the narration of this movie stresses how great the elderly people of Central Asia have it, especially in a social welfare system, and how society has and continues to benefit from their work and wisdom.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
MSs elderly people walking about streets in Tajikistan. Graphics of excerpts from Soviet Constitution. TLS mosque. MSs Moslem man walking about tea factory. MCU automated tea packing. MCUs Muslim man packing tea by hand, cut ot archival newsreel of people packing tea, cut back to automated tea packing factory, men repairing machine.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Various shots winter scenics: snow covered trees, mountains, people walking along snowy roads, etc. Cut to MS/CUs Muslim horticulturalist in citrus grove in hothouse. MS young Tajik man returning home from USSR military duty, being greeted by family & friends; backyard celebration & feast; MS boy wearing Soviet Army cap.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Segment on Uzbekistan: boarding houses and resorts for the elderly - much of which look like nursing homes, where bed-ridden elderly people are treated with strange medical instruments by nurses, shot of an elderly woman spinning yarn on spinning wheel, shots of elderly Uzbeki Muslim men sitting around at picnics, footage of the pension line at the social security ministry, images of pension checks. Ends w/ brief segment with Uzbeki folk music playing while an elderly man sits at a banquet table and gets paid his benefits in cash by an agency worker; they share tea, then talk.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Segment on Kirghisia,which shows the mountainous terrain and an elderly shepherd herding and taking care of his flock of sheep; good shots flock of sheep.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Footage of Kirghisian women wearing traditional dress & hats weaving wool rugs in the mountains (like a quilting bee); great shots of finished Afghan rugs.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Footage of elderly and young Muslim artisans working together. First pair do metal (silver) repair work, a mosque in the BG. Second pair paint decorative plates.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
MSs elderly men, some of whom may very well be Muslim clerics, going to and worshipping at a mosque; kneeling & bowing to Mecca. TLS mosque. Nice high angle TLS worshippers bowing en masse.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Footage of elderly Muslim man with four-sided hat looking over an old illustrated book with a young woman in a library.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Segment on a banquet and contest held by Muslim men to come up with the best joke or satire. Contains footage of elaborate food preparation - grilling meat skewers and soup, brewing tea. Elderly men sitting down to eat in circles, joke telling and much laughter as the contest gets underway.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Segment on zoology scientist from Tashkent. Footage starts in the desert where scientists and assistants collect lizards and snake samples and bring them back to their camp for study. Footage of the scientist's classroom where he teaches his young students.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
Segment on a Muslim feminist who ended the mandate of the face veil for women; she is also the director of a women's dance production company. Young women get into costume for the production, then dance. Outdoor performance, in park. Elaborate choreography. Lead woman sings. Audience composed entirely of men.
Senior Citizens In Central Asia (pt.1)
MSs nurse working in hospital nursery-- some seriously swaddled babies in cribs. Cut to footage of an elderly Muslim man planting a tree with a boy, it is followed by brief shot of flower-tree covered mountains and a stream.