Nǃai, the Story of a ǃKung Woman
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| Directed by | John Marshall |
| Narrated by | John Marshall |
| Edited by | John Marshall |
| Distributed by | Documentary Educational Resources |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Countries | United States Botswana |
| Languages | English Juǀʼhoan Afrikaans |
| Part of a series on the |
| Anthropology of art, media, music, dance and film |
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| Social and cultural anthropology |
Nǃai, the Story of a ǃKung Woman is a documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker John Marshall.
The film was first broadcast in 1980 as part of the Odyssey series on PBS and is distributed by Documentary Educational Resources. It provides a broad overview of Juǀʼhoan life, both past and present, and an intimate portrait of Nǃai, a Juǀʼhoan woman who in 1978 was in her mid-thirties. Nǃai (born 1945) tells her own story, and in so doing, the story of Juǀʼhoan life. Her name is pronounced [ᵑǃa.i], with a nasal alveolar click.