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The Last Nomads

Every year, Ian Mackenzie treks through the shredded remnants of the Borneo rain forest, looking for the last of the nomadic Penan. In The Last Nomads, Ian goes back to Borneo with filmmaker Andrew Gregg to document the search for the only remaining hunting and gathering Penan. Ian travels through a series of Penan settlements, moving closer and closer to the last reported nomadic camp, where it is said that the chief has been driven mad by logging and where Ian fears he will see his final glimpse of a vulnerable and ancient people he has come to care about deeply.