Desert People

• Movies
• 1967-01-25
• EN
• Released
• 0h 51m
• Documentary

• 5.0
• 1

Production

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit, Australian National Film Board, Commonwealth Film Unit

Storyline

Two Aboriginal families live like their ancestors have for centuries in this anthropological documentary. The gathering of food is the main focus as women harvest grass seeds to make a primitive flour for bread. Grubs, lizards, and fruit are also on the menu, with the only contact with the modern world being their trek to a government compound for much-needed drinking water.