Into the Okavango

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Into the Okavango
Directed byNeil Gelinas
Screenplay byNeil Gelinas
Brian Newell
Produced byNeil Gelinas
Kaya Ensor
StarringSteve Boyes
Maans Booysen
Adjany Costa
CinematographyNeil Gelinas
Edited byNeil Gelinas[Brian Neville
Music bySven Faulconer
Production
companies
Release date
  • April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) (Tribeca)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Botswana
Angola
Namibia
South Africa
LanguageEnglish

Into the Okavango is a 2018 American National Geographic documentary film written, directed and produced by Neil Gelinas.[1][2] It focuses on a team of modern-day explorers who go for a 1500 mile, four-month expedition through Angola, Botswana and Namibia to save the Okavango River that joins the Okavango Delta.[3][4] The film was predominantly shot in Angola and Botswana. It was released on 22 April 2018 and gained critical acclaim for the portrayal of wildlife.[5] It was also screened at a handful of international film festivals and won several awards and nominations.[6]

Cast

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  • Maans Booysen
  • [7]Steve Boyes
  • Paul Skelton
  • Bill Branch
  • Gotz Neef
  • Tumeletso Setlabosha
  • Adjany Costa

Synopsis

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A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young aspiring scientist who is uncertain about her future. They participate in an epic expedition spanning three nations over a four- month period through unexplored and dangerous landscape,aiming to safeguard the wildlife of Botswana and to preserve the Okavango Delta,a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[8]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2019 Producers Guild of America Awards (PGA) Best Documentary Motion Picture Nominated[9]
2018 News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Nature Documentary Nominated
2018 Nashville Film Festival SPECTRUM Audience Award - Neil Gelinas Won

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