Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Water The Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search. Documentary about the global uses & abuses of water. Shot on location in numerous countries. Originally shot on Super 16mm. Letterboxed widescreen (more than likely 1.66:1) version. Excellent scenic LSs Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. LS/TLS/MSs two Kalahari bushmen of the San tribe, wearing not much more than loin cloths, walking through desert; LS two gemsbok on desert hill; MCU bare feet of bushmen walking on soft red sand; MS/MCUs bushmen uncovering a tsama melon patch, breaking one open and eagerly eating it. TLS/MSs San Bushmen, carrying bows, bringing tsama melons to two tribal women. TLS/MSs San tribal shaman (actually a woman, referred to as a Ma) performing an ancient rain dance ceremony involving a tsama melon and a gunu tree; nice TLS dancing shadow of Ma on wall; great MS Ma in silhouette praising melon against sunset sky.