The Hadza: Last of the First

Name: The Hadza: Last of the First
Genre: Documentary

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2014

1h 11m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Bill Benenson explores humanity's origins in Africa's Rift Valley by observing members of the Hadza tribe, one of the world's oldest hunter-gatherer groups.

Anita Gates

New York Times

[A] lovely documentary ...

Oct 30, 2014

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Abby Garnett

Village Voice

Brisk and didactic ...

Oct 28, 2014

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

The film manages to eschew the myth-making ethnography exemplified by Robert Flaherty's 1922 "Nanook of the North."

Oct 24, 2014

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Louis Proyect

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Confirmation that for 90 percent of human history greed and violence were unknown.

Oct 31, 2014

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Bill Benenson

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Alfre Woodard

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Bill Benenson

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Laurie Benenson

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Tracy J. Brown

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Alexandra Komisaruk

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Bill Benenson explores humanity's origins in Africa's Rift Valley by observing members of the Hadza tribe, one of the world's oldest hunter-gatherer groups.

Director: Bill Benenson
Producer: Bill Benenson, Laurie Benenson, Tracy J. Brown, Alexandra Komisaruk
Production Co: Benenson Productions, Firestick Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 11m

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