{"id":9269,"date":"2020-04-16T14:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:58:03","slug":"national-geographic-documentary-films-announces-new-doc-short-akashinga-the-brave-ones-from-james-cameron-will-premiere-at-the-virtual-earthxfilm-festival-which-will-be-held-april-22-to-27-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/national-geographic-documentary-films-announces-new-doc-short-akashinga-the-brave-ones-from-james-cameron-will-premiere-at-the-virtual-earthxfilm-festival-which-will-be-held-april-22-to-27-to\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Documentary Films Announces New Doc Short, &#8220;Akashinga: The Brave Ones,&#8221; From James Cameron Will Premiere at the Virtual EarthxFilm Festival, Which will be held April 22 to 27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9271 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-560x830.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-260x385.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster-160x237.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/akashinga-poster.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a>Ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic Documentary Films announced a new documentary short, AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES. Executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and directed by Maria Wilhelm, executive director of the Avatar Alliance Foundation, the film tells the story of Akashinga, the all-female anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe that is facing down poachers and saving wildlife. AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES will have its world premiere at the EarthxFilm Festival, which will be held virtually April 22 to 27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The documentary short is also an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will broadcast on National Geographic later this year in 171 countries and 43 languages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/secure.disney.com\/embed\/5a2f273a491feebd6b4f2a72?domain=films.nationalgeographic.com\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/films.nationalgeographic.com\/akashinga-the-brave-ones-trailer-2020\">Akashinga: The Brave Ones Trailer (2020)<\/a><\/p><div id=\"morty-2658777724\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>With many of Africa&#8217;s key species, including elephants, reaching levels near extinction, Akashinga is a radical, new and highly effective weapon against poaching. Founded by former Australian special forces soldier and anti-poaching leader Damien Mander, the women-only team of rangers, drawn from the abused and marginalized, is revolutionizing the way animals are protected and communities are empowered &#8211; and its members&#8217; own lives are being transformed. Mander&#8217;s innovative approach to conservation calls for community buy-in rather than full-on armed assault against poachers: If a community understands the economic benefits of preserving animals, then it will eliminate poaching without an armed struggle. This short film is a celebration of the courage, conservation and unorthodox thinking that&#8217;s leading to massive positive change.<\/p>\n<p>Akashinga is more crucial now than ever: As the global pandemic crisis COVID-19 wages on and resources become increasingly scarce, wildlife will be especially vulnerable to poachers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The illegal trafficking of wildlife is one of the world&#8217;s largest criminal industries, linked to terrorism and, some evidence suggests, to the pandemic we&#8217;re struggling to stop,&#8221; said Mander, founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and Akashinga. &#8220;Wildlife trafficking must be stopped at the source. This is the job of wildlife rangers like the Akashinga. 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