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At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey.
They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa – the largest migratory bee in the world
“ When a villager is hungry, he goes to the market. When one of us is hungry, he goes into the forest. ” says Bahadur.
Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people.
After discovering written accounts of the Raji’ way of life, photographer and filmmaker Eric Valli set out to discover what had become of these nomadic people. ..
Jungle Nomads penetrates into the mysterious forests of Nepal, and forces the spectator to conquer his fear and vertigo. This film tells the story of the last of the Raji and of Eric’s quest, driven by his fascination with man’s relationship to nature.
Documentary: Jungle Nomads
Directed by: Eric Valli & Debra Kellner
Production: ZED (2003)
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At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey.
They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa – the largest migratory bee in the world
“ When a villager is hungry, he goes to the market. When one of us is hungry, he goes into the forest. ” says Bahadur.
Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people.
After discovering written accounts of the Raji’ way of life, photographer and filmmaker Eric Valli set out to discover what had become of these nomadic people. ..
Jungle Nomads penetrates into the mysterious forests of Nepal, and forces the spectator to conquer his fear and vertigo. This film tells the story of the last of the Raji and of Eric’s quest, driven by his fascination with man’s relationship to nature.
Documentary: Jungle Nomads
Directed by: Eric Valli & Debra Kellner
Production: ZED (2003)
#documentary #freedocumentary #raji #rajinomads #honeyhunters #wildhoney #himalayas #terai #teraiforest #india #nepal #nomads #forestlife #traditionalcultures #indigenousculture #ethnology #documentary #himalayandocumentary #natureandculture #ericvalli #wildbees #apislaboriosa
