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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This short film “Children of the Nile” is part of the Port O’Call series produced by Deane H. Dickason and presented by William Pizor; these consisted of short films featuring foreign countries and exotic places. This film focuses on life and customs of Egyptians living in Kerdasa, Egypt which is less than a mile away from the Sahara Desert and close to the Pyramids of Giza. It was filmed in 1934, when Egypt was occupied by the British, and thus the film reflects colonialist views and stereotypes present at that time. This film was approved by the National Board of Review. Its sound technician was Lyman J. Wiggin. Its cinematographer was S. Crawford Rorer. It was edited by Nathan CY Braunstein. The musical arrangement was by Louis Betancourt’s Marimba Orchestra. The film begins with a title page with a lighthouse and text saying that the film was presented by William M. Pizor (0:12). Second page displaying the names of contributors such as: Lyman J. Wiggin, S. Crawford Rorer, Nathan CY Braunstein, and Louis Betancourt’s Marimba Orchestra (0:26). Imperial Picture logo in the background (0:46) Shot of the Nile river with camels, villagers wearing traditional clothing such as the dishdasha and abaya, palm trees, and a small village (0:59). Young girls with a large pot in hand fetch water and play (1:09). Egyptian coptic teen-age girls carry buckets of water on their heads and smile (1:23). Young women carry jugs of water uphill on their heads (1:29). Inside the Egyptian village of Kerdasa where we see the young women carrying the jugs of water on their heads as well as other villagers in the background and palm trees (1:37). Women wearing hijabs and abayas (1:42). Man on a donkey and women walking in an alleyway that has young children running around and old building supplies (1:47). Large group of Egyptian men and women gathered together at the weekly sooq/market (1:52). Different animals that are sold at the sooq are featured such as: goats (2:00), cattle and water buffalo (2:09), sheep (2:20). Man makes wool thread from sheep’s coat (2:32). Man wearing a head turban sells dates (2:37). Old man wearing turban smiles (2:43). Women wearing the niqab purchase goods from the sooq and people carry baskets of goods on their heads in the background (2:49). Kerdassa women shopping and purchasing woven saucers (3:00). Men spinning wool (3:05). Young men purchasing swagger sticks (3:07). Camel moving its mouth and head (3:15). Egyptians riding camels and walking in a wedding procession in front of the Pyramids of Giza (3:32). Female ghawazi dances and plays the ney while a man also dances and plays the ney and other men play the drums and bagpipes in the background (3:55). Children with head coverings clap (4:11). Ghawazi dances in a black dress (4:15). Nubian Black boy (4:28). Ghawazi dances with her hands (4:35). Young children clap their hands (4:52). Bridal procession with men riding horses and camels (4:57). Women carrying banners and drums and children riding donkeys (5:06). Villagers walking in the wedding procession (5:15). Men walking in the wedding procession (5:25). Two camel litter carrying the bridge, you can see that the rear camel has its head thrust down under the litter (5:37). Decorated camel carrying a carriage with the bride (5:48). Bedouin men dance around a bedouin man riding horseback (5:58). Bedouins dancing with swords (6:18). Father of the groom/ bedouin Sheikh on horseback, carrying a sword (6:37). Litter/carriage with bride wearing a niqab and peering out of the window (6:55). Camel wearing decorative headdress (7:17). Boys beating drums on camels’ backs (7:27). The groom on horseback displaying horsemanship for the guests (7:44). Men riding camels while beating drums in the wedding procession (7:52). Man standing on an overhang (8:10). Imperial Pictures logo in background (8:23). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
