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Volume 1 – Lions Of The Kalahari The multi award winning film LIONS OF THE KALAHARI Lords of the Dry Land. A magnificent black–maned lion pursues his mate across the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert. This leads to their courtship, and finally, the birth of three male cubs.Exceptional photography, a specially composed ethnic music score, and sensitive narration, portrays many hidden aspects of life amongst the desert lions, Lords of the Dry Land.Lions of the Kalahari, follows the cubs through seasons of drought and rain, of famine and feast as they face the rigours of survival in this harsh, yet beautiful environment. Deserted by her partner and cubs, the lioness finds an end that is shocking, as it is immutable. Inevitably African. A film by Fanie and Laura van der Merwe with original music by Stephan van der Merwe Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 90 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
CHALLENGE OF THE RED DUNES is a true story about Vet Piet and young Thomas. They track their way into the world of the San people, whose survival is intrinsically dependant on their ancient consciousness and wisdom of this wilderness . A scorched land, with dangerous lions, deadly vipers and scorpions, each leaving a desert map of their daily existence. To persevere Vet Piet has to rekindle the ancient art of tracking, to predict and outwit the treacherous traps behind each thicket of witgat trees. Together they must discover their way through this menacing maze of dunes, back to safety. The ultimate challenge being, not to leave behind their own obituaries written in the desert sand. With the untimely loss of Vet Piet Kruiper, Master Tracker of the Kalahari, reading the Red Dunes has become a dying art. A film by Johan Heyns, Fevertree Productions Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 90 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 8 – Real Music Of The Wild The beguiling sounds from Real Music of the Wild is supported by wildlife images, captured in slow motion. In tandem they praise the first drops of desert rain - glorify the sanctity of motherhood - salute the courage of survival and yet, acknowledge the brutality of life in the wild. A reverent musical picture of the dark continent, its great desert sands, its expansive savannah, and the soul of its abundant wildlife. In search of the musical pulse of Africa Stephan van der Merwe identified a group of local street musicians and, in unison with the compelling voices of the Soshanguve Black Tycoons, a musical score unrivalled in wildlife film was composed. The final result interlaces the sound of harmonious voices and ethnic instruments to the beat of the wild. Indigenously Africa! Stephan created a stirring new composition especially for this album. FLIGHT OF THE ELEPHANT juxtaposes time honoured rhythms and contemporary panache with the harsh reality confronting Africa’s largest animal. Music Cuts 1. Global Fusion. Part 1-4 2. Opening Moves. Part 1-3 3. Lions Of The Kalahari. Part 1-5 4. Challenge Of The Red Dunes. Part 1-3 5. Kalahari Living On The Edge. Part 1-3 6. Instrumental. Part 1-2 Bonus A film by Fanie van der Merwe Music by Stephan van der Merwe Voices by Soshanguve Black Tycoons Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 110 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 6 – Steel Birds & Tuskers African elephants have one of the most cohesive family structures in the wild. STEEL BIRDS AND TUSKERS, a speculative parable, witnesses the peaceful existence of a herd of elephant in their pristine natural state. The story takes an outrageous turn when the herd is abruptly confronted with the abrasive tactics of wild life management schemes enforced by man. The Matriarch is tracked by helicopter, darted, subjected to birth control and relocated by truck. An invasion which triggers confused apprehension amongst the herd. The elephants come to know a new adversary, stronger than a rhino, as fierce as a lion. A hunter from the sky, a bird of steel which, with surgical precision, will slay them to the ground. Then ponderous iron-cages trample the bush to steal their debilitated bodies, ripping their families apart. Those that survive never forget. They translate this knowledge into generations of anger, perpetuating this war of attrition imposed by man. STEEL BIRDS AND TUSKERS does not criticise mans determination to attain the unattainable. Nor does it offer solutions to resolve the wretched plight facing the African Elephant. It merely enters the mind of this majestic animal - and imagines what it must be like to be the largest guinea-pig on earth. A film by Dirk Hurter and Laura van der Merwe. Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 85 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 5 – Savage Secrets Of Kruger Each living beast applies, with cunning and stealth, its own secret skills in the constant battle to endure the African Savannah. Years of investigative research scrutinized the hidden talents inherent in all living things. This was painstakingly filmed to reveal the secret ploys exploited in this cloak and dagger wilderness. A dramatic exposé of territorial conflict amongst hippo, lion and rhinoceros. Brutal savaging by dragon flies and snakes. Striking close-ups of savage wild dogs, cannibalistic armoured crickets and scavengers on the prowl. Filmed in the Kruger National Park, the story of SAVAGE SECRETS explores the cycles of aggression or harmony, survival or demise, prevalent amongst all living creatures in the wild. A natural conflict between the beauty of life, and the justice of violent death. An amazing diversity of wild life species and their extraordinary private behaviour awaits you in SAVAGE SECRETS of Kruger. A film by Fanie van der Merwe Special Features Previews Format: 1DVD rating: E Running Time: 85 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 4 – Kalahari Living On The Edge Journey deep into the heart of Southern Africa to a land of rippling red and white dunes - the greater Kalahari desert. A vast area ten times the size of Great Britain. It is a land of survivors. Each animal and plant is adapted to living with harsh extremes - dust storms, thirst, heat and cold. There are two seasons in the Kgalagadi: waiting for the rain and after the rain, for water is the desert’s most precious and unpredictable resource. Kalahari Living on The Edge. Filmed in the Kgalagadi National park in South Africa, here are extraordinary close-ups of nature. Watch a cheetah, the fastest mammal on earth, run down a springbok. Listen to the nocturnal chorus of barking geckos. Discover the master nest builders of the desert and much more. Explore the drama and fascinating variety of desert life. You will never forget it! Winner of the Gold Avanti for best wildlife documentary of the year. A film by Fanie and Laura van der Merwe with original music by Stephan van der Merwe Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 90 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 3 – Kruger Park The Vision Lives On Discover the Kruger National Park and the grandeur of its natural wildlife.A century ago a foresighted vision aspired to safeguard the abundant diversity of African wildlife. This vision gave birth to one of the greatest animal sanctuaries in the world. South Africa’s Kruger National Park.Join us in a journey which took two years to film and experience intricate animal behaviour found in the Kruger Park. Flavour the spectacular sounds and sights of true Africa, from Numbi in the South to Crooks Corner in the extreme North.Discover up close the creatures in this treasure trove of pristine African wilderness, from the big five to its alluring bird life, bizarre primates, curious insects and spectacular landscapes. Enter the new vision. An animal kingdom with no international boundaries, where the wild can peacefully co-exist with man. A film by Theuns and Heila van Rensburg Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 90 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 2 – The Killing Game Life on the savannah travels in herds, packs and prides. Predator mingles with prey. Like ancient wandering tribes, they live off the land……and off each other. A story that portrays the growth of a pride of lions from playful cubs – to the most feared killers on the continent. Their prize quarry is a Bull Giraffe. This two-ton African giant can shatter a lion skull with one kick from its powerful hooves. The Killing Game is a tale of cunning versus courage – a desperate fight between a pride of lions and a herd of giraffe. There are no victors in the Killing game, only the great abiding savannah that consumes itself in order to survive, and never eats its fill. A film by Fanie and Laura van der Merwe with original music by Stephan van der Merwe Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 90 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Volume 7 – The Last Of The Gladiators In prehistoric times Rhinoceros were larger than elephant and abounded across the globe. Cataclysmic events, evolution and habitat destruction annihilated huge rhino populations into small isolated pockets. Today, no rhino can survive unprotected in the wild. THE LAST OF THE GLADIATORS is the only film to successfully record all five species of rhino remaining in today’s world. The magnificent White Rhino, multiplying again, its full scale destruction of the previous century apparently being halted. In contrast, the cantankerous Black Rhino. Once most prolific on the African continent, now, a highly endangered animal.Travel from Africa, to India to see the largest of all rhino and explore deep into the jungle to find the elusive and critically threatened Sumatran Rhino.But most challenging is the search for the rarest mammal on earth. The Javan Rhino is not to be seen in any zoo and it took several probing expeditions to Indonesia to discover and film a single one of the last fifty Javan Rhinos remaining in the world. A feat so great that this footage was included in the World’s Digital Library for the rarest animals on earth. Presented with compassion and understanding for the remaining Rhinos of the world, it is the first, and tragically may be the final appearance of The Last of the Gladiators A film by Klaus Lang and Fanie van der Merwe Special Features Format: 1DVD Rating: E Running Time: 85 Minutes All Region PAL Price:
Beauty and the beast is a unique and dramatic story of 2 young animals ,the leopard and the warthog Price:
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