THE DATES OF AL JUFRAH - Documentary by Walter Bencini

Oasis of Al Jufrah is a journey in the heart of Libya troughout the ancient routes of this land where local farmers are taking good care of a unique heritage of 400 varieties of dates. This is a richness that has forged the culture and the traditions of this site starting from the language and the religion to architecture and the food culture.

www.libyandates.com

extract: 11'
length: 31'
director: Walter Bencini
production: INSEKT MULTIMEDIA
produced by Slow Food Fondation for Biodiversity 2010