BAXU AND THE GIANTS (2019) I Namibian Short Film

A Short Film about rhino poaching triggering social change in rural Namibia, seen through the eyes of a 9 year old girl.

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WINNER Best Foreign Narrative - 2019 San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival
WINNER Best Director - 2020 Dreamanila International Film Festival
WINNER 3 Namibian Theatre and Film Awards 2019 (Best Female Actor, Best Editing, Best Production Design)
WINNER 2 Knysna Film Festival Short Film Awards 2019 (Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography)
WINNER Best Cinematography September 2019 at European Cinematography Awards and Canadian Cinematography Awards
NOMINEE Best Humanitarian Film - 2020 RapidLion Awards
NOMINEE Best Narrative Short Film - 2020 Pan African Film Festival

Director: Florian Schott
Writers: Florian Schott & Girley Jazama
Producer: Andrew Botelle
Executive Producers: Willem Odendaal, Clive Johnson
Stars: Camilla Jo-Ann Daries, Wafeeq /Narimab, Anna Louw

Produced by MaMoKoBo Video & Research, commissioned by the Legal Assistance Centre Namibia and funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany with the aim of sensitising teenagers to the issue of poaching in rural Namibia.

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