Into the Okavango film finally reaches Maun
Friday, December 21, 2018
Water Setlabosha and John Hilton at the screening of Into The Okavango film in Maun PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) last week decided to change that and showcased their new film, Into the Okavango in Maun before being premiered worldwide on NatGeo WILD television channel.
Into the Okavango is a powerful documentary of a team of world-renowned researchers, scientists, talented photographers, filmmakers, and rivermen exploring the entire river basin of the Okavango from Angola’s highlands to the flat plains of Makgadikgadi in Botswana.
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