Okavango to screen at USA 2020 Sundance Film Festival

The Film Okavango, based on the Okavango River in Botswana, is an exploration into finding the soul of the river PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The Film Okavango, based on the Okavango River in Botswana, is an exploration into finding the soul of the river PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Local documentary Okavango by world-renowned and Botswana-based wildlife filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert has been selected by the prestigious Sundance Film festival to be screened for audiences in America later this month.

The Jouberts are National Geographic explorers, filmmakers and founders of the Great Plains Foundation, a wildlife conservation organisation operating in Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe. The documentary received rave reviews from the Sundance community and the board after the screening of the premiere. Dereck and Beverly expressed their gratitude and delight at the opportunity to showcase Okavango at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

“In over 35 years of filmmaking, this is our first to be accepted into Sundance, a huge milestone for us in our careers.” The film Okavango, based on the Okavango River in Botswana, is an exploration into finding the soul of the river. It investigates the different aspects of the river and how it affects wildlife and the ecosystems that surround it, but mostly it is a celebration of this unique and pristine wonder of the world.

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