Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out (1985) dir. John Marshall, Jonathan Sahula, John Terry

This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years. Intended to raise awareness about issues facing Ju/’hoansi, Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out explores: problems and issues due to the shift from subsistence to a cash-based economy; the possible establishment of a game reserve in Eastern Bushmanland; development of subsistence agriculture by Ju/’hoan groups; and confrontations with South African Administration officials regarding the rights to install a water pump and the rights of Ju/’hoansi to access water.