When you look at the salt pans, you see the traces of the people who made them, says Josephine Xuereb, who narrates this short doc from Tim Lewis. As ‘the Salt Man’s Daughter’, Xuereb grew up thinking that her family’s occupation – harvesting salt in Gozo, Malta – was special; after all, they’d been doing it for 400 years.

When you look at the salt pans, you see the traces of the people who made them

The new generation taking over the responsibility for salt production must cope with challenges such as climate change, but may benefit from new possibilities, such as renewed interest in old traditional, techniques and tourism.

Details

  • Tim Lewis
  • Maltese, Turkish Subtitle
  • MALTA | 2016 | 10'

Best of Foça Film Days

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