The Nuer

How it feels

This documentary follows the daily life and customs of the Nuer people in Sudan. It shows their cattle herding, seasonal migrations, and social practices through a straightforward lens.

observationalcalmeducationalslow-pacedobjectiveanthropologicalmeditativequiet

What happens

Hilary Tjader Harris (December 9, 1929 – October 26, 1999) was a documentary filmmaker, one of the pioneers of time-lapse photography. The documentary, Seawards the Great Ships, directed by Harris, won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1962. The Squeeze (1964), a short experimental film about overpopulation won a Golden Gate Award for best fiction at the San Francisco Film Festival in 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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