Sands of Sorrow Pt. 1 of 3
Film introduced by Dorothy Thompson. Film deals with the plight of Palestinian Arab refugees from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Tent camp in Gaza Strip. Refugees living in squalor. Mothers and children.
23:17:13 UNICEF distribution truck - Egyptian soldiers distribute blankets and food. Refugees queue for help.
23:19:48 Food sent by UN loaded onto trucks in Gaza. Refugees in relief centers behind barbed wire. Registration cards checked.
23:21:13 Man who was once Palestinian Mayor but is now refugee queues for flour. Men out of hut carrying ration of food. Barrel holding powdered milk with UNICEF on top rolled off truck. Milk powder mixed with water in mixing sheds prior to distribution. Milk ladled into jugs. Children queue for milk; CU children drinking.
23:23:33 Arabs round camp fire - cooking pot. Arab woman repairing / sewing clothes.
1950; Middle East;
NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.
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Sands of Sorrow Pt. 1 of 3 Film introduced by Dorothy Thompson. Film deals with the plight of Palestinian Arab refugees from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Tent camp in Gaza Strip. Refugees living in squalor. Mothers and children. 23:17:13 UNICEF distribution truck - Egyptian soldiers distribute blankets and food. Refugees queue for help. 23:19:48 Food sent by UN loaded onto trucks in Gaza. Refugees in relief centers behind barbed wire. Registration cards checked. 23:21:13 Man who was once Palestinian Mayor but is now refugee queues for flour. Men out of hut carrying ration of food. Barrel holding powdered milk with UNICEF on top rolled off truck. Milk powder mixed with water in mixing sheds prior to distribution. Milk ladled into jugs. Children queue for milk; CU children drinking. 23:23:33 Arabs round camp fire - cooking pot. Arab woman repairing / sewing clothes. 1950; Middle East; NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.