Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925) is a silent documentary film which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia (today Iran) as they and their herds make their seasonal journey to better pastures. It is considered one of the earliest ethnographic documentary films. It was written by Richard Carver and Terry Ramsaye. THIS IS A SHORT VERSION OF THE FEATURE.
3145z Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life 1925 Bakhtiari tribe of Persia PRINT 2
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