1998-1999. Director/Cameraman.
Impala-basic instincts - as the "bambi's" of the African bush
the grace and beauty of the impala belie their eternal persecution as
they feature high on the menu of nearly all of Africa's predators.
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Shot in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa,
the film follows the impala herds to witness the secret birth of
impala lambs, which are then left concealed in the brush as hungry
hyaenas patrol by. With the arrival of the rains the herds sit it
out but with the new life in the air the youngsters are soon charging
around the veld gracing it with joy. But life is not always rosy
and every night they tense themselves for the onslaught as leopards,
lions and hyaenas prowl the game trails in search of this beauty.
Even by day the persecution continues with African wild dogs and
other predators on the hunt.
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Relishing the hard conditions thrown at them by
Africa, impala are a very adaptable and successful species. Man's
subsequent blasé attitude adopted towards them loses sight
of the elegance of this species, which this production eloquently
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