Fading Footprints

Set on the outskirts of the Kalahari desert - the ancestral home to the indigenous KhoiSan people of Southern Africa - Fading Footprints tells the story of an ancient culture on the brink of extinction. The Ju|'hoansi tribe are one of over 30 dialects of indigenous San people who hold the precious wisdom of over 60 000 years. But now, they find themselves at a crossroad in time - stuck between the old world and the new. It is said that each time a San elder dies, the world loses an entire library worth of knowledge. To survive in this world, they must move from an old, nomadic way of life to a newer, modern society. But at what cost? Narrated by Xgao Gomme, this film is a captivating yet sobering account of how the past slips further out of reach for the San, and paves the way for a…