Okavango: River of Dreams
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Okavango: River of Dreams

Okavango - unistuste jõgi

2020

2020
Entry 20-430 | South Africa | 2019 | 94’ | Subtitles: Estonian

This is an insiders’ view of one of the greatest river systems on the planet. It is presented as a love letter, and explores the layers of paradise, limbo and inferno in a natural history echo of Dante’s Divine Comedy, a quest to find the real Okavango, a river of dreams, or beauty of conflict and turmoil. It has real wildlife drama with a lioness who overcomes the greatest challenge of life, and warthogs who bunk up with hyenas. Elephants gently take us on their journey and hippos clash in the water, that water that is made up of trillions of droplets joining, flowing, raging and winding on down 500 miles or more of open pristine landscape. And what we discover is that this river is a reflection of us, she is humbling and hostile, a jewel and a rough storm, a nightmare for some, a dream for all of us, animal and human alike.

Director Dereck & Beverly Joubert  | Cinematography  Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner | Editing  Jolene van Antwerp | Composer  JB Arthur | Producer  Traude Botha, Lorna Gibson, Vanessa Yelseth | Production Company  Wildlife Films | Original Title  Okavango: River of Dreams
Okavango: River of Dreams
Okavango: River of Dreams
Okavango: River of Dreams

2020
Grand Prix
Jury: A film that employs a mesmerising pictorial language and executed with technical skill, containing memorable episodes and moments that stay with the viewer for a long time.

2020
Best Editing
Jury: The scenes are masterfully edited and form a story-telling whole.
Director Dereck & Beverly Joubert
Cinematography Dereck Joubert, Taylor Turner
Editing Jolene van Antwerp
Composer JB Arthur
Producer Traude Botha, Lorna Gibson, Vanessa Yelseth
Production Company Wildlife Films
Original Title Okavango: River of Dreams
Entry Number 20-430
Country of Production
South Africa
Year of Production 2019
Running Time 94’
Language:
Subtitles: Estonian

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Pärnumaa omavalitsuste liit
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Eesti Filmi Instituut
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Hr Aleksandri kokteili- ja õlletuba
Moller Auto
Nurmsi taluresto
Tallinn Zoo
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Luha pagar
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