Desert People (1966)
- Directed by
- Ian Dunlop
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 51 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two Aboriginal families in Australia live a traditional lifestyle focused on gathering food. The women collect grass seeds to make flour for bread, and the group also eats grubs, lizards, and fruit. Their only modern interaction is a trip to a government compound for water.
observationalslow-pacededucationalearthycontemplativeaustereethnographicgrounded
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