Bolivian boy

Bolivian boy is a short film from 1961 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Shows the life of a ten-year-old Amarya Indian boy living with his family on the Altiplano in Bolivia. Explains that the boy asks the household wish god to help him get a truck. Follows the boy as he ...

Bolivian boy
Release date	1961

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Summary

Shows the life of a ten-year-old Amarya Indian boy living with his family on the Altiplano in Bolivia. Explains that the boy asks the household wish god to help him get a truck. Follows the boy as he goes with his father to La Paz to get his truck. Shows modern buildings and streets, contrasting them with those of the past. Describes the dreams of the young boy as he returns to his poor farmhouse. Shows the primitive farming methods on the Altiplano and the boy's mother spinning wool. Illustrates through the temple ruins at Tiahuanaca the ancient culture of the people.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:15:55);16mm

IUL Genres

Educational;Ethnographic

IUL Subject

Aymara Indians -- Ethnic identity;Indians of South America -- Bolivia -- Ethnic identity;Indians of South America -- Ethnic identity.

Full Title (usually this is the same as above)

Bolivian boy