Jul’Hoansi

The San tribe are one of the oldest populations on earth. Their distinctive dialect, ‘jul’Hoansi’, is spoken by a people whose numbers are decreasing at a time when globalisation encroaches on age old traditions. Filmmaker Jacob John Harmer’s latest film, from producer Kay Czuba, delves deeply into the world of the San—spanning the entire lifetime of a tribesman from youth to old age. In a lyrical exploration of life, death, ancestors, and the San spirit world, Harmer’s project focuses on a village elder’s