When Lambs Become Lions

When Lambs Become Lions
dir. Jon Kasbe/United States/2018/79 min.
place
date
time
Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe, sala Morskie Oko
2019-05-20
20:30
Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe, sala Goplana
2019-05-24
12:30

In a Kenyan town bordering wildlife conservation land, two men try to hold onto their increasingly fragile status quo. A small–time ivory dealer fights to stay on top while forces mobilize to destroy his trade. When he turns to his younger cousin, a conflicted wildlife ranger who hasn’t been paid in months, they both see a possible lifeline. The plummeting elephant population in Africa has captured the attention of the world. And as the government cracks down, the poachers face their own existential crisis. For them, conservationists are not only winning their campaign to value elephant life over its ivory, but

over human life as well. Who are these hunters who will risk death, arrest and the moral outrage of the world to provide for their families? Director Jon Kasbe followed the film’s subjects over a three-year period, gaining an extraordinary level of access and trust as he became part of their everyday lives. The result is a rare and visually arresting look through the perspectives and motives of the people at the epicenter of the conservation divide.

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  • projection time:
    79 min.
  • country/year:
    United States /2018
  • director:
    Jon Kasbe
  • pictures:
    Jon Kasbe
  • production:
    Innbo Shim, Tom Yellin, Jon Kasbe / The Documentary Group
  • awards :
    2018 – Tribeca FF: Best Editing in Documentary Feature Award, 2018 – Zurich IFF, 2018 – New Orleans FF, 2018 – Sheffield Doc/Fest

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