Kashmir (1966)

Kashmir and London. A look at life in the remote Himalayas and the long journey of Kashmir wool. Various C/Us of traditionally dressed girls from the Himalayas at the foot of a mountain, interspersed with shots of girls from London; sitting beside the Thames near the Houses of Parliament, drinking wine outside the Barbican, sitting on the back of a car going past sky scrapers and leaning against a pool in Trafalgar Square. Various street scenes around Srinagar - traditionally dressed Kashmiris mingle with bicycles, buses and horse drawn carts, people buy food from roadside stalls, one man has a shave from a barber, there are mountains in the distance. L/S of a punt going under a crowded bridge. High angled shot of Srinagar from hillside, pan to snow capped mountain. Various shots of snowy mountain tops. L/S of shepherds herding goats in a valley. Various shots of Kashmir goats clambering over rocks, little boys collect tufts of wool from twigs. More shots of the herd. Various shots of Kashmir
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