Summary

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS #13, BIAFRA DOCUMENTARY

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Title: TELEVISION COMMERCIALS #13, BIAFRA DOCUMENTARY
File Number: KR-13A 16mm; Beta SP; KR-13B Beta SP
Color: B W Color
Type: Television Commercial
Description: 00:25:47:00 B W 1970s, 1950s Cross Our Heart Bra from Playtex - department store interior (1950's) B W 00:26:17:00 B W 1970s, 1950s Playtex 5 Pounds Thinner Girdle - archival comedic footage of woman trying to tighten girdle strings B W 00:26:46:00 B W 1970s, 1950s Anacin - cu of man's face in pain with images of what gave him a headache superimposed on it, good image of stress, father plays with children 00:27:16:00 B W 1970s, 1950s Dristan Mist - cu man's face with sinus congestion, the sniffles B W 00:27:46:00 B W 1970s Tareyton Cigarettes Charcoal Filter - man trying to scotch tape filter to cigarette Man smoking Tareyton cigarette VO says That's why us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch 00:28:18:00 B W circa 1960s Tareyton Cigarettes - commercial indicating that the television show Gunsmoke was presented by that company b w 00:28:32:00 B W 1970s Biafra - made on behalf of the Biafra Relief Services Foundation Documents the struggle by the people of Biafra to free themselves from Nigeria and become an independent nation Interviews, many shots of seriously ill, starving children 00:30:25:00 B W 1970s leader of movement lieutenant colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu speaks at length also speaks at 0:35:22, Biafra soldiers 00:41:04:00 B W 1970s dead child stomach torn open and bloody 00:45:16:00 B W 1970s children suffering from malnutrition, missionaries 00:53:50:00 B W 1970s KR-13B 00:54:20:00 B W 1970s Ojukwu's brother who is doctor speaks 00:55:13:00 B W 1970s Ojukwu speaks 00:57:18:00 B W 1970s, 1950s US Savings Bonds - Bing Crosby sings (not on screen) a song about how we should all buy more bonds 1950's B W
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