A lawyer vs. safari resorts: who really owns the Serengeti?
A Maasai human rights lawyer fights to stop the evictions of his people from their homelands in Tanzania. On the outskirts of Serengeti National Park in East Africa, Maasai face eviction from their land to make way for international tourism and hunting grounds. Human rights lawyer Joseph Oleshangay campaigns for his community to remain on its homeland as it has done for generations. While he represents Maasai communities in court, Joseph also remains close to his traditions among the cattle at his rural home near the Ngorongoro Crater. Risking his life to gather evidence from recently depopulated villages, Joseph battles in court where he leads the fight to resist the evictions.
Direction
Moran lets Joseph's world breathe, then tightens the courtroom screws.
Cinematography
Devastating contrast: pastoral beauty against bulldozer scars.
Director
Benedict Moran
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