Into the Okavango film finally reaches Maun

Water Setlabosha and John Hilton at the screening of Into The Okavango film in Maun PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Water Setlabosha and John Hilton at the screening of Into The Okavango film in Maun PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Although the Okavango Delta has been a subject of many feature films and documentaries around the world, few have ever been shown to the people of Ngamiland.

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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