The Hadza : last of the first

Publication/Creation:

New York, NY : Films Media Group, [2016]

Format:

Video or Visual Material

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The Hadza : last of the first / Benenson Productions ; Firestick Productions ; a film by Bill Benenson ; produced by Laurie Benenson

Variant Titles:

Last of the first

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Benenson, Bill, film director
Benenson, Laurie, film producer
Wrangham, Richard W., 1948-, interviewee
Wells, Spencer, 1969-, interviewee
Banks, David J., 1945-, interviewee
Crittenden, Alyssa N., interviewee
Peterson, Daudi, interviewee
Woodard, Alfre, 1953-, narrator
Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe, 1955-, interviewee
Benenson Productions, production company
Firestick Productions, production company
Films Media Group, publisher

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Ethnographic films
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Subjects:

Hatsa (African people)--Tanzania
Hunting and gathering societies--Tanzania
Social change--Tanzania

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Hadza Overview (2:10) -- Hadza Hunting and Tracking Skills (2:52) -- Tikiriko Bird (3:04) -- Hadza Origin Story (2:48) -- Hadza Food Sources (3:52) -- Contact with Outsiders (3:27) -- Indigenous Rights Victory (2:12) -- Hadza Social Life (1:50) -- Hadza Cultural Identity (3:53) -- Building Shelters (2:44) -- Learning to Hunt (2:12) -- Division of Labor and Marriage Practices (2:05) -- Longevity and Social Order (3:20) -- Education (4:05) -- Hadza Land Infringements (3:24) -- Hadza Fire Mythology (2:58) -- Fire and Human Evolution (3:27) -- Poison Plant (2:50) -- Tensions over Resources (3:32) -- Losing Territory (3:43) -- Taking a Stand (2:42) -- Future of the Hadza (4:56) -- Credits (2:21) -- Fire (0:06).

Summary:

One of the last true hunter-gatherer tribes, the East African Hadza try to maintain their sustainable lifestyle. They have lived on their land near the Rift Valley in Tanzania for over 50,000 years. Like other indigenous peoples around the globe, the Hadza now face grave challenges to their way of life.

Language:

English
Swahili

Language Note:

Narration in English; interviews in English and Swahili subtitled in English; closed-captioned in English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences, 4 3/4 in.

Technical Note:

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.

General Note:

Inspired by Catching fire: how cooking made us human / Richard Wrangham, and, Hadzabe: by the light of a million fires / Daudi Peterson, Richard Baalow, Jon Cox.
Includes an animated sequence.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Participant/Performer Note:

Narrator, Alfre Woodard ; with Richard Wrangham, Mbugoshi, Spencer Wells, David Banks, Alyssa Crittenden, Daudi Peterson, Kaunda, Paul T. Zeleza, Mwapo, Johana, Wande, George N. Mavroudis, Nyoha, Cassandra Veney, Peter Mathiessen, Jane Goodall, Gudo Mahia.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Director of photography, Robert Poole ; editor, Alexandra Komisaruk ; music, Charles Newman.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936595218902486

OCLC Number:

972094220

Publisher Number:

118331 Films Media Group
118331-K Films Media Group

Barcode:

010003003244