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Bushman's secret : one cactus stands between hope and hunger / script, Anita Khanna ; producers, Hartmut Keiper ... [and others] ; director, Rehad Desai.
LIBRA DVD 001 864
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Afrikaans
- English
- Subjects (All):
- San (African people).
- Cactus.
- Hoodia.
- Medicinal plants.
- Healers.
- Civilization.
- Africa, Southern--Civilization.
- Africa, Southern.
- Healers--Africa, Southern.
- Medicinal plants--Africa, Southern.
- Hoodia--Africa, Southern.
- Cactus--Africa, Southern.
- Southern Africa.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Educational films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In English and Afrikaans with English captions.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "When South African filmmaker Regad Desai travels to the Kalahari to investigate global interest in ancient Bushmen knowledge, he meets Jan van der Westhuizen, a fascinating Khomani San traditional healer. Jan's struggle to live close to nature is hampered by centuries of colonial exploitation of the San Bushmen and of their land. Unable to hunt and gather, the Khomani now live in a state of poverty that threatens to see the last of this community forever."
- "One plant make all the difference. Hoodia, a cactus used by Bushmen for centuries, has caught the attention of a giant pharmaceutical company. It now stands to decide the fate of the Khomani San."
- Credits:
- Photographer and co-director, Richard Wicksteed ; editors, Catherine Myburgh, Menno Boerema; sound, Robin Harris; music, Philip Miller.
- Notes:
- Originally released in 2006.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.
- OCLC:
- 82199605
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