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Another Look at John Marshall and the Ju/’hoansi: Reassessing a Documentary Lifetime

Keyan G. TomaselliORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2995-0726View further author information
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Pages 101-133 | Published online: 08 Apr 2021

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FILMOGRAPHY

  • Foster, Craig, and Damon Foster. 2000. The Great Dance: A Hunter’s Story. Color, 90 mins.
  • Marshall, John. 1958. The Hunters. Producer: Film Study Center, Peabody Museum, Harvard University; director: John Marshall; editors: John Marshall and Robert Gardner; 16 mm, color, 73 mins.
  • Marshall, John. 1971. Bitter Melons. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources.
  • Marshall, John. 1980. N!ai: The Story of a !Kung Woman. Producers: John Marshall, Sue Marshall Cabezas and Michael Ambrosino; editors John Marshall and Adrienne Miesmer; color, 16 mm, 59 mins./80 mins.
  • Marshall, John. 1985. Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out: A Field Report on the !Kung San. Produced by Claire Ritchie; director: John Marshall; color, 26 mins.
  • Marshall, John. 1987. The !Kung San: Resettlement. Producer: Documentary Educational Resources (DER); editing: John Bishop; color, 28 mins. (NTSC Video. Specifically edited for teachers of social science in Massachusetts' 4th and 5th grades curriculum.)
  • Marshall, John. 1987. The !Kung San: Traditional Life. Producer: Documentary Educational Resources (DER); director: John Marshall; editing: John Bishop; color, 28 mins. (NTSC Video. Specifically edited for teachers of social science in Massachusetts' 4th and 5th grades curriculum.)
  • Marshall, John. 1988. Fighting Tooth, (Nail) and the Government. Producer: DER; director: John Marshall; editors: John Marshall, Claire Ritchie and Cliff Bestall; color, 33 mins.
  • Marshall, John. 1990. To Hold Our Ground. Producer: DER; director: John Marshall; editors: John Marshall and John Terry; color.
  • Marshall, John. 1995. Death by Myth (Production Title). To be released as A Kalahari Family in 1995. Producer: Documentary Educational Resources; directors: John Marshall and Claire Ritchie. 3 part series, 16 mm, color, 52 mins. each.
  • Marshall, John, Frank Galvin, and Lorna Jean Marshall. 1972. “!Kung Bushmen Hunting Instrument.” In !Kung. Producer: John Marshall. Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER); color, 38 mins.
  • Myburgh, John Paul. 1985. People of the Great Sandface. London, UK: produced by Anglia TV; color, 16 mm, 120 mins.
  • Strong, Adrian. 2010. Bitter Roots: The Ends of a Kalahari Myth. Producer: Documentary Educational Resources; color, 71 mins.
  • Uys, Jamie. 1980. The Gods Must be Crazy. Producer: Mimosa Films; director: Jamie Uys; color, 109 mins.
  • Young, Robert M. 1974. Bushmen of the Kalahari. Producer: David Wolper, for National Geographic; director: Robert M Young; editors: Hyman Kaufman, David Saxon; color, 16 mm, 58 mins.

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