Planes sweep down over thousands of running zebras and buffalo; lions creep up on the planes where the adventurers are ensconced with cameras and guns; baboons and monkeys do some remarkable tricks; black natives argue in their languages..
Baboona: Watching the Johnsons wrestle with nature
Is this for you?
If you like old-school, rough-around-the-edges travelogues, you’ll probably find something to enjoy here. It’s definitely not for anyone who expects a modern, clean nature documentary. If you get bored by grainy, silent-era footage where the narrative is basically 'we went here and saw a thing,' you’ll...
Martin and Osa Johnson take their cameras deep into Africa, capturing wild migrations, lion encounters, and, as the title implies, a whole lot of baboons. It is a snapshot of an era when 'adventure' meant packing a rifle and a massive camera rig to see what happened next.
Synopsis
Planes sweep down over thousands of running zebras and buffalo; lions creep up on the planes where the adventurers are ensconced with cameras and guns; baboons and monkeys do some remarkable tricks; black natives argue in their languages.
Review Excerpt
"Is this for you?
If you like old-school, rough-around-the-edges travelogues, you’ll probably find something to enjoy here. It’s definitely not for anyone who expects a modern, clean nature documentary. If you get bored by grainy, silent-era footage where the narrative is basically 'we went here and saw a thing,' you’ll hate it. 🍿
There’s something hypnotic about Baboona, even when the editing makes zero sense. You’ve got Martin and Osa Johnson just kind of... existing in the middle of these ma..."
