Fading Footprints (2024)

Fading Footprints

© Tessa Barlin

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Logline

The Ju|’hoansi people are one of over 30 dialects of indigenous San people who hold the precious wisdom of over 60 000 years. But now, they find themselves at a crossroad in time—stuck between the old world and the new.

Year

2024

Type

Documentary

Format

Short Film

Countries

South Africa, Botswana

Language

English

Release Date

2024/06/23

Runtime

25 minutes

Stage

Finished

Premiere Place

Encounters International Documentary Film Festival

Plot Summary

The films explores the life of the Ju/’hoansi people, one of the last remaining Khoi-San tribes, as 60 000 years’ worth of wisdom faces the threat of disappearance through modernisation. By following the journeys of different members of the Ju/’hoansi tribe as they navigate preserving their identity and traditions, Fading Footprints casts a light onto these ancient practices in the face of modern lifestyles, politics and social conforms. The film is an invitation to understand the significance of preserving and practising traditions, offering a personal and authentic view into culture and freedom, while celebrating the traditional values held by the Ju/’hoansi tribe. In the age of modernism, post-colonialism and capitalism, Fading Footprints documents how the indigenous knowledge, customs, and languages of the Ju/’hoansi tribe are vulnerable to being lost forever.

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Tessa Barlin

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Tessa Barlin

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