Stories from Africa, Israel, and Mexico

Recommended for age 8+. Set in Senegal, Umbo & Samuel tells the story of an unlikely friendship and communication between a lost French boy and a man who speaks Wolof. (Olivier Sillig, Belgium/Switzerland, 1995, 17 mins) The documentary Yehuda presents an engaging portrait of a Chasidic boy and his life in Jerusalem. (Beverly Shaffer, Canada, 1994, 25 mins) Plus two animations from Mexico: The ecological tale Careful with Boots; and Raramuri, Light Foot, an Indian tale about the rain dance for corn. (Dominique Jonard, Mexico, 1994, 10 mins each) (Total: 62 mins, English subtitles read aloud/Spanish dialogue translated live, Color, 16mm from Brussels Ave., National Film Board of Canada; 16 and 35mm from Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia)

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