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Two women left their jobs, sold their homes, moved in with their parents and worked for four years to make a film about Rhino Poaching… and the documentary keeps winning incredible international accolades!

 

Johannesburg, South Africa (11 January 2019) – Stroop just keeps on winning more and more awards!

Bonné de Bod and director Susan Scott risked their lives, placing themselves in incredible danger to document the war on rhino poaching. They planned to tell a story so brutal and heartbreaking, all to spread one message… That rhino poaching must stop.

Their documentary film called “STROOP” has been shown on screens across the globe and became big South African news after winning 10 international awards from 9 film festivals, but it doesn’t stop there!

The film looks into the dark underworld of rhino poaching, where the need for the horn comes from and how people on the frontline of the war are fighting to stop poachers in their tracks.

‘In an exclusive first, de Bod and Scott filmed special ranger units inside the world-famous Kruger National Park and at the home of the white rhino, the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park and travelled undercover to the dangerous back rooms of wildlife traffickers and dealers in China and Vietnam. The result is a hard-hitting and moving film that challenges and shocks.

Through unprecedented footage, Scott and de Bod have created a stunning, independent film made with crowdfunding and grants, that shows why this hunted and targeted species deserves to live in dignity, free from exploitation by illegal traders, poachers, money men and corrupt governments.’

They risked their lives to share a message by telling an important story and it led to a gutwrenching masterpiece that has now scooped up 10 international awards.

“So it’s been a long and emotional odyssey making STROOP, but the attention and global awareness this film has been getting has really taken us by surprise. We hoped for this but seeing it actually happen on such a large scale is just incredible.” – Susan Scott

The awards are as follows:

  • San Francisco Green Film Festival – The Green Tenacity Award
  • Santa Cruz Film Festival – Spirit of Action Feature Film Award
  • San Pedro International Film Festival – Best Documentary Award
  • Glendale International Film Festival – Best Female Filmmaker Award
  • LA Femme International Film Festival – Special Focus Documentary Award
  • San Diego International Film Festival – Best Documentary Award
  • Mystic Film Festival – Best International Documentary Award
  • Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam – Newcomer Award
  • Berlin Courage Film Festival – Best Documentary Award
  • Berlin Courage Film Festival – The Courage Award for Most Courageous Film

And the new accolades include:

  • Officially selected for the Colorado Environmental Film Festival making this the 16th official selection for the multiple award winning film.
  • Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the #Wellington Independent Film Festival, #NewZealand.

You can watch the trailer for the documentary below:


Sources: Stroop 
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