What does the Africa you read about in the news look like? What comes to mind when you envision a group of divers exploring Africa’s kelp forests, restoring coral reefs or filming wildlife in warm and wild plains? What do filmmakers, innovative scientists and conservation heroes look like, sound like - and even dress like?
Our Story Arc is a collection of stories that amplify, detail, elude to, and openly and powerfully celebrate some of the barrier-breaking, compelling, complex, funny, hopeful, intricate, inspiring, passionate and hard-fought journeys of African storytellers, conservationists and scientists in the NEWF community - and far beyond.
In recognition of our collective agency - it is here that we celebrate the value of community-centric impact through warm, thought-provoking narratives that highlight the richly diverse cultures, multidisciplinary talent and Indigenous knowledge systems that play a significant role in the preservation of our wild spaces, species and the communities that coexist with them.
Glance through our lens and travel alongside these storytellers, innovators and explorers; the curious creatives, passionate peers, and radical agents of change refocusing the narratives of Africa through their work and lives.
How many African photographers and cinematographers have the opportunity to film wildlife off the continent?
While diversity in the wildlife film industry is growing, foreign talent still dominates production on the African continent. Kenyan Peter Ndung’u had the timely opportunity to join Gulo Film’s crew in Finland for 4 weeks.