Playing with Scorpions

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Between 1950 and 1958, John Marshall made four expeditions to film the Ju/'hoansi (a group of !Kung Bushmen) of the Nyae Nyae region of Namibia (then South West Africa). During this time, Marshall shot over 300,000 feet of 16mm film (157 hours). He later produced a total of 23 films exclusively from this footage. In this short film, children tempt fate by playing with scorpions.

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Language
EN
  • africa
  • namibia
  • scorpion
  • scorpions
  • short film

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Namibia

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    • Theatrical6 Jun 1972

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Playing with Scorpions was released on 6 June 1972.

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