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Drilled to tell real stories

As part of the build up to the film premiere, National Geographic Society together with RED Digital Cinema and Botswana Wild Bird Trust hosted a three-day storytelling workshop in Maun for 18 local storytellers Story on page A2 PIC: NKASHI BW
As part of the build up to the film premiere, National Geographic Society together with RED Digital Cinema and Botswana Wild Bird Trust hosted a three-day storytelling workshop in Maun for 18 local storytellers Story on page A2 PIC: NKASHI BW

Whilst the Nkashi, Race for the Okavango premiere took centre stage, it also presented a big opportunity for storytellers to reap from this film shot from the local shores.

This is so because as part of the build up to the film premiere, National Geographic Society together with RED Digital Cinema and Botswana Wild Bird Trust hosted a three-day storytelling Workshop in Maun for 18 local storytellers.

The workshop was aimed at training local filmmakers on telling impactful stories and using the RED professional cinema cameras. Facilitators included representatives from the National Geographic and RED from the United States of America. The 18 selected storytellers were drilled on how best they share stories about nature and reclaiming the African narrative stories.

Editor's Comment
A promising step for public schools, but...

For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....

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