NEAR THE RIVER short film, Toronto DOC Festival review
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NEAR THE RIVER, 11min., USA
Directed by Darby McAdams
In the tourism town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous rapids of the Zambezi, and eliminate river related jobs.
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