We produce meaningful, story-driven, cinematic-documentary films about
PEOPLE | WILDLIFE | CONSERVATION
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Who we are
FILM | PHOTOGRAPHY | JOURNALISM
We are a small team that shares over 10 years of experience as conservation practitioners, photographers, writers and filmmakers.
We are based in Lusaka, Zambia, and are available across the region for short and long form documentary, commercial safari commissions, travel assignments and non-profit collaborations.
WRITER | DIRECTOR | PHOTOGRAPHER
Mana Meadows
Mana Meadows is a conservation documentary storyteller who has worked as a writer and photographer across southern and east Africa writing for local and international publications. She is the co-founder of the platform Conservation Storytelling, and in 2020 authored, edited and worked as the principal photographer of the commissioned book “Empowering the People of Botswana through Tourism, our journey together” – a forty-year history of Botswana’s oldest safari operator, Desert & Delta Safaris. Mana has been involved in many species relocation exercises across Zimbabwe and Zambia, and specialises in women empowerment narratives.
CINEMATOGRAPHER | DP | DRONE PILOT
Matthew Blair
With a background as a social practitioner working in conservation livelihoods and human-wildlife coexistence, Matt combines his experience with his skills as a visual artist to creatively express his feelings for Africa, through storytelling and film. He has worked on various international productions that include BBC Dynasties II (Cheetah and Hyena Episodes) and BBC Earth's Great Rivers II, Zambezi. Matt has intimate knowledge of Zambia and Zimbabwe's cultures, wildlife, wild places and geography. He also works as a field collaborator with productions to help them achieve their assignment goals - whether it is a particular shot, sequence or story.
Our Equipment
Over the years we have curated our equipment to suit our style of filming so that it is easy to carry into the field, is unobtrusive and produces professional broadcast level quality imagery and audio.
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