Chobe duo venture into wildlife filming

Monkagedi Gaothobogwe | Monday December 15, 2014 15:46

The former social welfare officer, completed the film last November, after spending two months in the bush tracking lions as they hunt for prey.

Jeremiah says he undertook the new career with homeboy, Presley Mbeha, who has been a wildlife guide for over 18 years.

The 26 wildlife film fills Jeremiah with unspeakable joy, especially after he had tried and failed in 2012, all thanks to poor equipment. This time, he says they dig deeper into their pockets and bought an American video equipment he describes as world class. It would later upon completion be edited in Zimbabwe, with the locals doing their on voice overs with their unmistakable African narrations.

All the joy aside, Jeremiah admits without funding the wildlife filming is a cumbersome job. “ One has to track lions, you need a suitable truck and fuel; it requires a lot of patience and bonding with the lions, which must get used to seeing you and developing trust”.

I am a nature filmmaker and author of two published books originating from Kavimba; the smallest village in Chobe. 

Recently  the film  PREDATORS PARADISE received some  some of the highest prestigious awards in the international film industry, according to Jeremiah. According to him his film now has  16 International Film Nominations in 2014 alone. 

The nominations  include the Platinum Award International Film & Photography Festival, 

2014, Jakarta,  Gold Award,  Documentary Short.

Filmmakers of the Year Film Festival, 2014, Award of Merit

International Short Documentary,  International Film Festival for Documentary, Short & Comedy, Indonesia I arrived on December 5th from Indonesia where I was also appointed “Global Ambassador” to the promotion of Indonesia

According to the 30 year old, their plan to put the film out into the various film festivals around the world could trigger world wide interest in their film