The film when it was made was not technically a Merchant Ivory Production (MIP) as it was created prior to the partnership between James Ivory and Ismail Merchant.
First ever film directed by James Ivory. Also this short documentary was the first film where Ivory also acted as a producer, a scriptwriter and a cinematographer.
James Ivory performed a number of roles on this short documentary. Ivory was director, producer, scriptwriter and cinematographer.
The film was post-graduate film student James Ivory's thesis film for his Master's Degree in Cinema at the USC Film School at the University of Southern California.
The film in 1957 was selected to be one of the Ten Best Non-Theatrical films of the year by 'The New York Times'.