Waterloo farmers

Canada, 1976

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This film juxtaposes Old Order Mennonites and New Order Mennonites. Their differing beliefs are reflected in their methods of farming. One has not changed in four hundred years; the other is up-to-date and mechanized. The film asks whether a compromise will eventually have to be reached between the two.

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Credits

director

Italo Costa

co-producer

Gary Toole

Roman Bittman

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:27:43:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311933

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Canada

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Canada - Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm mechanization

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farmers

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural families

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ontario

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Religion and culture

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural families

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Philosophy and religion

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion and culture

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural families

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural

Places → Ontario

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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