Wind Shadows, the documentary project, is about the collision course of humans, wildlife, and livestock on the Kenya plains. Wind Shadows calls for action against the environmental degradation of Kenya’s Central Rift Valley.
• Business and government have hatched schemes to exploit Kenya’s dwindling resources – its water, forest and wildlife. With population expansion, people compete for precious farmland.
• But crops fail year after year, so poaching and deforestation continue. Many species have already disappeared. Rivers are running dry, as watershed forest are chopped and burned.
• Can environmentalists convince government and business to reverse the damage and embrace an enlightened land policy?
Many people gave generous assistance in the production of this film, and our thanks go to:
Green Belt Movement Founder: Wangari Maathai
African Wildlife Foundation: Dr. Philip Muruthi, Ms. Kathleen Fitzgerald and Mr. John Giza
Kenya Land Conservation Trust: Mr. Julian Fennessy
Kenya Wildlife Service: Nakuru National Park: Dr. Bernard Kuloba, Mr. Samuel Andanje
Nakuru Wildlife Conservancy: Mr. Ambrose Njagih and staff
Delamere Estates: Mr. Tom Cholmondeley
Soysambu Conservancy: Ms. Kathryn Coombs, Ms. Monica E. Njeri and Mr. Duncan Ouko
Mbaruk Village: Mr. Amos Mara Mwangela
Ecobushman International Expedition: Mr. Isaac Ouma
University of Kenyatta: Professor Michael Boit, Bronze Medalist – Munich Olympics, Ex-Minister of Sports, Professor of Physiology
Wind Shadows, a feature documentary, follows the Maasai people (and others) impacted by changes in land use in the Central Rift Valley. Shot with lightweight HD cameras to allow easy movement on difficult terrain and to capture the natural beauty of the land and wildlife, Wind Shadows shows the impact of a planned wildlife corridor through interviews with affected people, especially children, as well as committed environmentalists.
