The Cinema of Patience: Reflecting on N!ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman

Date: 

Thursday, October 11, 2018, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Thirty years after its release, N!ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman remains an exemplar of ethnographic filmmaking. Directed and edited by John Marshall and Adrienne Miesmer, the film documents the life of N!ai, a Ju/hoan woman and the harsh realities of apartheid in 1980s Namibia, and it presents an intimate portrait of life in one of the last hunting and gathering communities. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Documentary Educational Resources, this program will explore the film’s importance to the preservation of intangible culture, and Marshall’s influence on the development of educational, personal, and activist documentaries.

Film Screening (51 minutes) & Panel Discussion. Free and open to the public. 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Free event parking available at 52 Oxford Street Garage

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