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some like it hotter: surviving in germany’s silverback

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When things heat up, you need to keep a cool head. Duration Award-winning cinematographer and Congo native Vianet Djenguet Duration
1 x 60’ ventures into Kahuzi-Biega National Park to document the critically 1 x 90’ or 1 x 60’
At over 60 degrees on the ground, Germany’s Kaiserstuhl is a land built for heat endangered eastern lowland gorillas and the fragile world they inhabit.
specialists. Here, vibrant green lizards emerge from hibernation to battle rivals and Credits Credits
charm choosy females, their eggs at the mercy of the weather. Nearby, red fox cubs Tobias Mennle Film Granted unprecedented access to the park’s habituation program, Vianet lives Off the Fence / BBC /
escape the scorching sun in cool burrows, only daring out at night as they master the Production alongside a gorilla family for three months, capturing intimate, unprecedented France Televisión / Xumo
hunt for mice. From sizzling days to restless nights, how do these animals adapt to life in footage. Born across the border in the Republic of Congo, he understands how conflict / Featuristic Films
Germany’s hottest hotspot? YOP and human pressures threaten wildlife. As poaching, land disputes, and militia persist,
2021 his work highlights how gorilla conservation can also support local communities, YOP
showing that the survival of great apes and humans are deeply intertwined. 2023
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