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Pongo the Stolen Orangutan: How law can healFILM REVIEWInternational Nature and Environment Film ReviewSECTIONCartoon and animated film |
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SPOT: 2022.05.27. 10:35Sir David Attenborough |
| Year of production: | 2021 |
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| Duration: | 5:33 perc |
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| Director: | Colin Sytsma |
| Producer: | Jacob Phelps |
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| English synopsis: | Pongo the Stolen Orangutan: How Law Can Heal tells the story of an illegally traded orangutan and how conservation litigation can be used to help biodiversity. |
| English biography: | For the last nine years the focus of Colin Sytsma’s work has been documentary filmmaking that contributes to the universal good and conservation of our world. He started Wood Grain Media, a documentary film company that supports a variety of types of filmmaking with an emphasis on Cinema Verite. He directed the short film Stolen apes that won best short film at EkoFilm, the Ireland Wildlife Film Festival, and best environmental film at the Zagreb Tour Film Festival in Croatia. |