Black Mambas – Now Streaming on Docuseek
Essential documentary films for higher education
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81 min. | Closed Captioned
A film by Lena Karbe
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"Digs deep into complex racial and class dynamics."
The Guardian
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The Black Mambas are South Africa‘s first all-female anti-poaching unit at Greater Kruger Park, chosen by the white and male-dominated conservation authorities. Their fight against poaching challenges the role of women (and men) in their communities and South African society at large.
Black Mambas portrays three women—Nkateko, Qolile and Naledi—who seized this opportunity to change their lives and situations. Nkateko sees the position as a first step for her career; Qolile trains anti-poaching dogs to support her family while her husband looks for work; and Naledi is an idealist who sees the Black Mambas as the pinnacle of female empowerment. These women stand at the crossroads of the country’s forward progress and its colonial past.
To the 3 million people living in mostly Black communities at the borders of Greater Kruger, who have traditionally been excluded from the Park, conservation remains the privilege of “old white men”. To the three women in the film, the limiting effects and powerful dynamics of post-colonialism mentality challenge them daily, and the current pandemic situation has only intensified the existing tensions along the fence lines.
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Winner of several awards, including the Social Justice Award at this year's Santa Barbara Film Festival, Black Mambas, from Autlook, a leading European sales agent, is streaming exclusively on Docuseek for education.
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Docuseek streams essential independent, social-issue and environmental documentaries to colleges and universities, providing exclusive access to content from Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Women Make Movies, Kartemquin Films, National Film Board of Canada, First Run Features, KimStim, First Hand Films, MediaStorm, Scorpion TV, Terra Nova Films, Viewpoint Productions, Film Movement, Deckert Distribution, The Films of Anand Patwardhan, Cinétévé, Tecolote Films, Strange Attractions, Clarity Films, AndanaFilms, 371 Productions, Dutch CORE, Autlook, Collective Eye Films, Distrib Films, and GOOD DOCS. Licenses are available for single titles or collections for periods ranging from one year to Life of File. Interested in a trial for your campus? Contact Elena Wayne, Sales and Marketing Manager, 847-537-0606 or at ewayne@docuseek2.com.
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