Playing with Scorpions

Playing with Scorpions

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 6, 1972

Runtime

0h 5m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Playing with Scorpions

Director

John Marshall

Description

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.