Herdsmen of the Sun

Herdsmen of the Sun (German: Wodaabe – Die Hirten der Sonne) is a 1989 documentary film by Werner Herzog. The film explores the social rituals and cultural celebrations of the Saharan nomadic Wodaabe tribe. Particular focus is given to the Gerewol celebration, which features an elaborate male beauty contest to win wives.

Herdsmen of the Sun
Directed by	Werner Herzog
Produced by	Patrick Sandrin
Narrated by	Werner Herzog
Cinematography	Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Edited by	Maximiliane Mainka
Release date	1989
Running time	52 minutes
Country	West Germany
Languages	German English Fula

Although the film may be considered to be ethnographic, Herzog commented that: "[My films] are anthropological only in as much as they try to explore the human condition at this particular time on this planet. I do not make films using images only of clouds and trees, I work with human beings because the way they function in different cultural groups interests me. If that makes me an anthropologist then so be it."[1]