The Thin Green Line
Thin Green Line, The
On the frontlines of the world's national parks are selfless committed park rangers who face the prospect of death from poachers, wildlife and the dangerous yet beautiful environments. Filmmaker and ranger Sean Willmore follows the work of park rangers in over 6 continents and 19 countries. Among volcanoes, ascents by horseback in Chile and Argentina, a charging elephant in South Africa, drowning rivers in Costa Rica, mountain gorilla protection in volatile Virungas - Uganda, helicopter rescues in the Rockies, and dangerous anti-poaching patrols and chases in South Africa, Galapagos, Uganda and India - he exposes the exciting yet daily challenges to preserving our world . Here’s a way to learn about a career!
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Thin Green Line, The
On the frontlines of the world's national parks are selfless committed park rangers who face the prospect of death from poachers, wildlife and the dangerous yet beautiful environments. Filmmaker and ranger Sean Willmore follows the work of park rangers in over 6 continents and 19 countries. Among volcanoes, ascents by horseback in Chile and Argentina, a charging elephant in South Africa, drowning rivers in Costa Rica, mountain gorilla protection in volatile Virungas - Uganda, helicopter rescues in the Rockies, and dangerous anti-poaching patrols and chases in South Africa, Galapagos, Uganda and India - he exposes the exciting yet daily challenges to preserving our world . Here’s a way to learn about a career!
Sean Willmore, a park Ranger from Warringine Park in Victoria, Australia sold his car and remortgaged his house 3 times to make this film. In 2003 he met his ranger colleagues from across the globe at an International Park Rangers Congress at Wilson's Promontory National Park, near Melbourne. It was here that he developed his vision to document and bring to the wider community the real picture behind the postcards of international parks and reserves. By filming rangers at work he wanted to open up a different way of looking at and communicating the wonders of our world and the daily threats to its very survival.
© 2007 Planet In Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival
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