Documentary backdrop image for Notes from a Dromedary (2022)

Documentary backdrop image for Notes from a Dromedary (2022)

20229 minPGdoc-short

Notes from a Dromedary

20229 minPGdoc-short

An adolescent recounts a past in the Sahara as a camel, intertwined with Pringles fries, colonizers, and reggaeton, in a 9-minute narrative.

Genres

Director

Synopsis

An adolescent recounts a past in the Sahara as a camel, intertwined with Pringles fries, colonizers, and reggaeton, in a 9-minute narrative.

People

Lucía Lalor

Lucía Lalordirector

Lucía Lalor

Lucía Lalorwriter

Ponç Robuste Guardiscast

Synopsis

An adolescent in a remote location shares his unique story. He reflects on his past in the Sahara as a camel. The narrative includes his fondness for Pringles fries and an attraction to larger women. Strange drawings punctuate his thoughts, alongside references to colonizers and reggaeton music. At just nine minutes, "Notes from a Dromedary" presents a blend of personal history and cultural commentary.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Amazing Quest: Stories from Egypt | Somewhere on Earth: Egypt (2022)

Amazing Quest: Stories from Egypt | Somewhere on Earth: Egypt

Dr. Mansour, the only veterinarian in the oasis of Bahariya, cares for the livestock of local farmers in Egypt's vast Sahara Desert.

Amazing Quest: Stories from Egypt | Somewhere on Earth: Egypt

How a 700kg Camel Became Africa’s Mobile Library (2026)

How a 700kg Camel Became Africa’s Mobile Library

In northeastern Kenya's Garissa province, a seven-year-old dromedary named Gellow transports educational materials to nomadic tribes, bridging the gap in access to knowledge.

How a 700kg Camel Became Africa’s Mobile Library

Watch Caravan customs and tradition (2024)

Watch Caravan customs and tradition

In the Air Desert of Niger and the Himalayas of Nepal, Tashi and Wahid share their parallel lives, customs, and aspirations amid challenging environments.

Watch Caravan customs and tradition

Desert Nomads (2023)

Desert Nomads

A 500-mile trek through East Africa's Great Rift Valley leads Hazen Audel to face extreme conditions and search for wildlife.

Mauritania : Destiny of the Sands (2018)

Mauritania : Destiny of the Sands

In Mauritania, three young men-Mahmoud, Taleb, and Boubacar-navigate their nomadic lifestyles across diverse landscapes, from the Atlantic coast to the Adrar plateau.

Mauritania : Destiny of the Sands

Morocco, in the Harsh Land of the Sahara Desert (2024)

Morocco, in the Harsh Land of the Sahara Desert

Saffron cultivation in the Sahara Desert is examined through the experiences of local expert Abdullah, nurse Julia, and guides Ali and l’Hô against the High Atlas Mountains.

Morocco, in the Harsh Land of the Sahara Desert

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania (2024)

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania

Mauritania, in the Sahara, was once a migrant route to the Canary Islands but is now largely ignored.

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania

The Ennedi's nomads and the memory of a vanished green Sahara (2026)

The Ennedi's nomads and the memory of a vanished green Sahara

In northern Chad, nomadic communities navigate the Ennedi massif, relying on ancient knowledge of gueltas and oral histories to survive in a transforming Sahara.

The Ennedi's nomads and the memory of a vanished green Sahara

Beyond Sahara: Riding From Cairo to Cape Town Part 1 (2025)

Beyond Sahara: Riding From Cairo to Cape Town Part 1

Sixteen motorbike riders traverse 20,000 kilometers from Cairo to Cape Town over 80 days, facing extreme conditions and showcasing Africa's diverse cultures.

Beyond Sahara: Riding From Cairo to Cape Town Part 1

Explore Notes from a Dromedary

Browse more like this

Desert Nomads (2023)

Desert Nomads

A 500-mile trek through East Africa's Great Rift Valley leads Hazen Audel to face extreme conditions and search for wildlife.

No digital watch option in your country

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania (2024)

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania

Mauritania, in the Sahara, was once a migrant route to the Canary Islands but is now largely ignored.

Sahara, the Secrets of Mauritania

No digital watch option in your country

143 Sahara Street (2021)

143 Sahara Street

2021•1h30m•★7.0TMDB

A 74-year-old woman named Malika runs a small roadside restaurant along the 2,000-kilometer Trans-Saharan road in the Algerian desert.

143 Sahara Street

Winds of Sand, Women of Rock (2009)

Winds of Sand, Women of Rock

2009•1h30m•★7.0TMDB

Each fall, three women from a Toubou caravan cross the Sahara armed with daggers to sell dates in Agadez, supporting their village for another year.

Winds of Sand, Women of Rock

Nomad Meeting, The Path Of Odette And Jean-Louis Bernezat (2006)

Nomad Meeting, The Path Of Odette And Jean-Louis Bernezat

2006•1h10m•★10.0TMDB

Jean-Louis and Odette Bernezat spent nearly 40 years exploring the Algerian Sahara, sharing their knowledge of its landscapes and culture.

Nomad Meeting, The Path Of Odette And Jean-Louis Bernezat

A Few Crumbs For Birds (2005)

A Few Crumbs For Birds

2005•28m•★7.0TMDB

A car stalls at the Iraqi border as a song from an Iraqi-Palestinian band plays, capturing the stark realities of life in a no man's land.

A Few Crumbs For Birds

Stories of Passers Through (2017)

Stories of Passers Through

2017•1h5m•★5.0TMDB

Thirty years of exile from Baghdad shape Ameer Kazmi's visual diary, reflecting on alienation and the search for belonging amid conflict.

Stories of Passers Through

Browse more by Lucía Lalor

View all films →

Igneous Journal or Chronology of a System Error (2022)

Igneous Journal or Chronology of a System Error

2022

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →