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The Hamar Trilogy: Our Way of Loving
| Length: | 50 min |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
Duka is now a mother with a two-year-old daughter and a six-month-old baby boy. Her life is dominated by caring for them and her husband, Sago. Although Sago and Duka seem to have an affectionate marriage, he beats her when provoked. Like every Hamar woman, she accepts this behavior for she believes it is a man's way of loving.
The film witnesses Sago's cousin's ceremonial initation into manhood. At the ceremony, Duka and the other women sing and dance themselves into a frenzy before being ritually whipped until their backs bleed. As they return home, Sago and Duka talk about their hopes for their children. Later, we see Sago and Duka's reaction to seeing television for the first time, as they watch the earlier film of their courting days.
The film witnesses Sago's cousin's ceremonial initation into manhood. At the ceremony, Duka and the other women sing and dance themselves into a frenzy before being ritually whipped until their backs bleed. As they return home, Sago and Duka talk about their hopes for their children. Later, we see Sago and Duka's reaction to seeing television for the first time, as they watch the earlier film of their courting days.
Member of a series:
• The Hamar Trilogy
"A classic of ethnographic film. . . For exploration of gender, violence, social relations and institutions and yes even love, Our Way of Loving and the entire Hamar trilogy is worth a look a decade and a half after its production."
‒Jack David Eller, Anthropological Review Database
‒Jack David Eller, Anthropological Review Database
Royal Anthropological Institute Film Prize
Margaret Mead Film Festival, 1993,1994
African Studies Association, 1998
Society for Visual Anthropology, 1995
Margaret Mead Film Festival, 1993,1994
African Studies Association, 1998
Society for Visual Anthropology, 1995
