N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen (1969)
Documentary
Overview
Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In the 1950's, when this film was shot, Ju/'hoansi gathered for "medicine dances" often, usually at night, and sometimes such dances lasted until dawn.
Similar Movies
- When We Were Kings
- Liyana
- Back To Africa
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
- The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia
- The Wildebeest Migration: Nature's Greatest Journey
- Madonna: Truth or Dare
- Africa, Blood & Beauty
- Cycling Africa
- Dance for All
- Le Grand Entretien avec Philippe Descola
- I Will Dance