Vanishing Cultures

Learn about the troubled San community whose once thriving culture is now facing extinction. The San people, commonly known as Bushmen, are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa. They have lived for 80,000 years as hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari Desert, and are famous for their expert survival skills in a harsh environment. As modern society has encroached on them, they have faced oppression and eviction. This documentary provides a rare glimpse of the fascinating history, brutal struggles, and challenges of the Bushmen of the Kalahari.