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    Bill Benenson On His New Documentary “The Hadza”

    The first humans learned to live off the land as hunter-gatherers in the Rift Valley of East Africa. Our species has evolved in many ways since then, but the Hazda tribe is still living the same way in the same place—50,000 years later.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 24, 2014 • 1 min read

    The first humans learned to live off the land as hunter-gatherers in the Rift Valley of East Africa. Our species has evolved in many ways since then, but the Hazda tribe is still living the same way in the same place—50,000 years later. The Hazda: Last of the First was produced and directed by Bill Benenson, an award winning documentary and feature-film maker, whose works range from Dirt! The Movie to Boulevard Nights.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Claire Martin

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Bill Benenson

      director, 'The Hadza'

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