CASABLANCA-1959: A powerful camel stands harnessed to a large wooden wheel mechanism, its back burdened with heavy sacks. The animal strains to turn the wheel, a manual labor system likely used for irrigation or grinding. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the rustic scene under a bright blue sky, with bare trees and a distant horizon. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a sense of mid-century rural life in Morocco. This archival home movie offers a rare glimpse of traditional animal-powered work.
