These questions can be used to focus students' thinking while watching the film and/or to develop their understanding of film language.

CHARACTERS AND PEOPLE

• Who is the main character in this short film?
• Look carefully at the various people included in the final scene; who are they and why might the filmmaker have chosen to include them?

NARRATIVE

• As you watch the film, try to follow the story. Would you be able to write a voice-over to explain what was happening?
• Can you tell what ceremony the school children are taking part in?

SYMBOLISM/IMAGERY

• Concentrate on the opening scenes - why has the filmmaker begun the film with these images?

SETTING

• The film was made for the government to screen in Britain's African colonies. Why do you think the filmmakers chose to set the film in the countryside?
• What are the two main locations of the film and why have they been used?