A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses.
Cinematography
Aerial shots that'll ruin other nature docs for you forever.
Score
Soundtrack that knows when to shut up and let the river sing.
Direction
Gelinas spent years embedded—every frame earned, not stolen.
Director
Neil Gelinas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The crew contracted malaria multiple times; one producer was evacuated by helicopter. They kept filming.
The Okavango Delta exists because tectonic shifts 2 million years ago blocked the river—no outlet, just spreading life.
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