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The film, titled ¡§Stroop, Journey
into the Rhino Horn War¡¨, has been awarded the 2018 Green Tenacity Award by
the judges of the Eighth Annual San Francisco Green Film Festival.
It¡¦s an incredible
achievement for the film which tells the shocking, outrageous ¡K and touching
story of the relentless poaching of the rhinoceros, the ruthless trade in
its coveted horn ¡K and the incredible people who fight to protect the rhino.
The Green Tenacity Award comes ahead of the film¡¦s world premiere at the
festival, which will run from Thursday, 6 September, to Friday, 14
September.
Stroop is
one of only 26 films that were selected from 350 submissions, and one of
only five to receive an award.
The Green Tenacity Award is given to filmmakers ¡§who show great tenacity in
exploring crucial environmental issues in their work¡¨.
South Africans will have to wait until February 2019 for Stroop¡¦s
South African premiere, after its played the film festivals overseas.
¡V Source: www.sapeople.com |
