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Unfair Game: The Politics Of Poaching (37 min) Swaziland/US/Zambia |
Director/Producer: John Antonelli
Description:
Can wildlife conservation efforts go too far? Is execution ever a just punishment for poaching animals? Through the inspiring stories of two activists, this feature-length documentary explores the disastrous results when wildlife takes priority over indigenous people's land rights, human rights, and their very survival. Set in the wilds of Swaziland and Zambia, this complex saga spans several decades. These two markedly different African countries have taken radically different approaches to their one shared, grim reality.
Biography:
For 30 years John Antonelli, and his company The Mill Valley Film Group, have been producing award-winning documentary and educational projects for theatrical distribution, cable TV, PBS, syndication, and for an impressive list of corporate clients. Antonelli’s Sam Cooke: Crossing Over was funded by ITVS and premiered on PBS’s American Masters in 2010. The series garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Nonfiction Series. He has just completed The Roots of ‘Ulu with funding from Pacific Islanders in Communications.
Unfair Game: The Politics of Poaching has been showing at festivals for the past year from Johannesburg to Nevada City. The film explores the ongoing conflict between wildlife conservationists, who strive to protect natural resources, and the indigenous people who have survived on and protected those resources for centuries. This story is emblematic of the historic struggles of native people to live on their land. Most people can agree that protecting land and animals is critical but few of us consider the cost to indigenous peoples who have been protecting and benefiting from those resources since the beginning of humankind. This documentary speaks to Human Rights, Conservation and Sustainable Development.
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