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            NATURE & WILDLIFE
            silverback
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            ‘Silverback’ is an epic observational
            documentary following the award- winning                                                                                                                                unprecedented

            wildlife cinematographer Vianet Djenguet
            as he joins the effort to protect the critically                                                                                                                             rare access to
            endangered eastern lowland gorillas of the
            Democratic Republic of the Congo.
                                                                                                                                                                                          Kahuzi-Biega


            Born in neighbouring Republic of the Congo, and with a     Duration
            specialist interest in filming gorillas, Vianet was the perfect   1x90’                                                                                                    national park”
            choice to be invited to the Kahuzi-Biega national park to
            document the work being carried out there to habituate     Credits
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            some of the region’s endemic sub-species.                  production for BBC,
                                                                       France Télévisions &
            Habituation is the process of gradually familiarizing wild   Xumo in association
            gorillas  to  human  presence  so  that  conservationists  can   with Featurist Films
            carry out vital work to help raise the animals’ population   YOP
            back up to safe and acceptable levels. However with the DRC   2023
            still suffering from the impacts of war, will this extremely
            personal journey for Vianet help in the effort to save the   Definition
            largest gorilla sub-species from extinction.               4K





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