A Rite of Passage (1972)
1972 · Short film · 15 min · dir. John Marshall
- Documentary
Synopsis
This film, shot in 1952-53, documents the scarification ceremony called "marking" which was traditionally held for Ju/'hoan boys after they had killed their first large animal. Here, /Ti!kay, a boy of thirteen, shoots his first wildebeest with an arrow. /Ti!kay's father, Kan//a, and Crooked /Qui help the young hunter track, skin, and butcher the animal. After the meat is brought back to the village, a scarification ceremony takes place, symbolizing the importance of hunting and /Ti!kay's passage into social manhood. He is now considered an acceptable son-in-law by the parents of the girl to whom he has long been betrothed.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- John Marshall
- Released
- 1972-01-01
- Running time
- 15 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 16mm Film
- Educational Film
- Rites and ceremonies
- Hunting and gathering societies
- Indigenous cultures
- Kinship
- Adolescent developmental psychology
- Africa
Cast & crew
John Marshall Director
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