{"id":6756,"date":"2018-05-27T21:19:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T19:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6756"},"modified":"2018-07-04T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T11:31:25","slug":"sisters-of-the-wilderness-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/05\/27\/sisters-of-the-wilderness-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisters Of The Wilderness Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Five Young Zulu Women Venture Into the Wilderness, their Lives Change Forever<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sisters of the Wilderness, a new South African social impact feature documentary, directed by award-wining filmmaker, Karin Slater, will have its world premiere at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival in Cape Town and Johannesburg in June; with further festival screenings at the Durban International Film Festival and at the Nature, Environment, Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Congress in Durban in July and at the Mzansi Women’s Film Festival in Johannesburg in August.<\/p>\n

Set in the iMfolozi wilderness, South Africa, in the oldest game park in Africa, the iconic Hluhluwe-iMfolozi park, where the White Rhino was saved from extinction,\u00a0Sisters of the Wilderness\u00a0tells the story of five young Zulu women venturing into the wilderness for the first time on a journey of self-discovery, reminding them that we are all intimately linked to nature.<\/p>\n

The film follows\u00a0the women\u00a0as they walk in big game country and camp under the stars, totally surrounded by wild animals. Exposed to the elements and carrying on their backs all they need for the journey, they face emotional and physical challenges, and learn what it takes to survive in the wild.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to \u2018transfer\u2019 the audience to an ancient place where no barriers separate human and nature,\u201d says creator \/ producer, Ronit Shapiro, of One Nature Films, whose experience in the iMfolozi wilderness and a meeting with South Africa\u2019s legendary conservationist, the late Dr Ian Player, inspired her to make this film. \u201cA journey into wilderness is an intense experience where one can expect to undergo a personal transformation and build leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Karin Slater says, \u201cI was born in Empangeni and spent my early years, close to the iMfolozi wilderness. I have a deep love and connection to this area. I know what the wilderness has done for me over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sisters of the Wilderness\u00a0serves as a foundation for an outreach program that will use multiple platforms to re-connect global audiences with nature.<\/p>\n

The film also explores the plight of this wilderness area threatened by an open-cast coal mine on its border, as well as the severe poaching that is decimating the rhino population here.<\/p>\n

Shapiro has engaged London-based, Evolutionary Films, as the film\u2019s international sales agency.<\/p>\n

Screenings at Encounters\u00a0in Cape Town are on 2, 6, 7 June and in Johannesburg on 10 June, Full details can be found on the following link\u00a0www.encounters.co.za\/film\/sisters-of-the-wilderness<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information go to\u00a0www.sistersofthewilderness.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For Encounters :\u00a0www.encounters.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

For NEWF\u00a0www.newf.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

For Durban International Film Festival \u2013\u00a0www.durbanfilmfest.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n