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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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