Short Documentary
THE FLYING GOLD OF ARABUKO
SYNOPSIS
The Flying Gold of Arabuko is the literal and living story of the butterfly effect. It follows the practise of butterfly catchers and farmers in Kenya and how the unusual practice has become a saviour of the largest and last wild remnant of the East African Coastal Forest System. Told from the perspective of butterfly farmer and ex-poacher, Charo Ngumbao, the film questions whether something as small as a butterfly could potentially save an entire ecosystem and the many species within it living on the brink of extinction.
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Director / Producer / DoP / Editor : John Davies
Composer: Madison Willing
Sound Designer: Markus Andreas
Colourist: Francis Qureshi
ACs: Jake Davison, Daniel Stuart
VO: Charo Ngumbao
Translators: Lydia Otieno, Terry Abura
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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
BAFTA shortlisted - BAFTA STUDENT FILM AWARD 2020
FINALIST - United Nations X Jackson Wild - WORLD WILDLIFE DAY SHOWCASE 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Encounters Film Festival 2020 (OSCAR / BAFTA / BIFA QUALIFYING)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Norwich Film Festival 2020 (BAFTA / BIFA QUALIFYING)
SPECIAL MENTION - BEST SHORT - NaturVision International Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Wildlife Conservation Film Festival NY/LA 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Gödöllő International Nature Film Festival 2020
WINNER - ‘BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT’ - Independent Shorts Awards 2020
WINNER - ‘BEST STUDENT SHORT’ - British Documentary Film Festival 2020
NOMINATED ‘BEST SHORT’ and ‘VISION’ - INNSBRUCK Nature Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Lift-Off Global Network - Documentary Showcase 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cinemagic ‘On the Pulse’ Short Film Festival 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION - London Eco Film Festival 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival 2021
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