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Nicole Gormley & Debra Aroko
US KE 2024 80'
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A young aspiring journalist investigates his father’s mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts as the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed.
Directors | Nicole Gormley, Debra Aroko |
Lived by | Simon Ali |
Producers | Nicole Gormley, Peter Goetz, Mungai Kiroga, Caryn Capotosto |
Executive Producers | Paula Kahumbu, Geralyn Dreyfous, Randy Gebhardt, Christopher Gebhardt, Janet Tittiger, Gottfried Tittiger, Peter Tittiger, Linda Cornfield, David Cornfield |
Consulting Producers | Judy Kibinge, Lucy Ali, Ali Fujino |
Production Companies | Backroads Pictures, Nicole Gormley Films |
Co-Production Company | Pixel Therapy |
Cinematography | Campbell Brewer, Nicole Gormley, Simon Ali |
Editors | Tessa Malsam, Davis Coombe |
Writers | Vickie Curtis, Peter Goetz, Debra Aroko |
Music | David Fleming, David Naroth, Monica Sonand |
Sound | Peter Albrechtsen, Ronnie Mugambi |
Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Directors | Tribeca Festival 2024 |
Best Documentary | Raindance Film Festival 2024 |
Best Documentary | Dokumentale Festival Berlin 2024 |
Tribeca FF 2024 |
Raindance FF 2024 |
Doc Edge IFF 2024 |
Kerala International Documentary & Shorts FF 2024 |
Dokufest 2024 |
Vancouver FF 2024 |
Seattle International FF 2024 |
Dokumentale Berlin 2024 |
Climate FF NYC 2024 |
Ayjal Youth FF 2024 |
| Runtime | 80' |
| Production Countries | USA, Kenya |
| Spoken Languages | Swahili, English |
Nicole Gormley, Director
Nicole is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and ocean advocate with the central aim to tell stories that inspire people to value our relationship to the natural world. Approaching projects from the lens of a shared human experience she believes in the power of storytelling and its ability to increase empathy and create impact. She’s produced projects in over fifty countries for several of the world’s leading media outlets including, Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series UGLY DELICIOUS and dozens of international expeditions for brands and networks. Nicole’s directing work includes the award-winning short films, LESSONS FROM JEJU, MONSTER IN OUR CLOSET, and DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA.
Debra Aroko, Director
Debra is a Kenyan filmmaker and producer with a passion for telling stories that capture the nuanced realities of communities facing the effects of a global climate crisis. Her work seeks to highlight the challenges they face while also exploring the resilience and hope that sustain them. Debra serves as a producer at the Solutions Storytelling Project, supported by the Skoll Foundation, overseeing the production of 19 short documentary films from across the African continent. The project connects African filmmakers with social innovators to create solutions-focused films that inspire positive change in their communities.
