A Kalahari Family Part One: A Far Country
2001 · 1h 28m
Documentary
Directed by
John Marshall
Overview
In 1951, the Marshall family set out to document the life of the Bushmen of the Kalahari. After a week of hard travel in desert-adapted vehicles, they met Toma Tsamkxao and his Ju|'hoan band in Nyae Nyae.
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