Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

1 hr 23 min, 2008

Emerging from a century of “white man conservation” that turned their lands into game reserves, members of the Himba and Maasai tribes in Africa vie for a piece of the wildlife- tourism pie.

  • Best Documentary – World Cinema Category, Phoenix Film Festival
  • Audience Award – World Cinema Category, Phoenix Film Festival
  • Best Documentary, Cottonwood Creek Environmental Film Festival
  • Director’s Award: Best Documentary Feature, Pan-African Film Festival
  • Best Documentary Feature, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
  • Opening Night Film, One World Film Festival
  • Best Documentary Feature, Yosemite Film Festival
  • Best Cinematography, United Nations Association Film Festival
  • Audience Award – Best Documentary, Kansas City International Film Fest
  • Opening Night Film, Best of DOXA Documentary Film Festival
  • Best Photography, World Mountain Discovery Fest of Qinghai, China
  • Silver Lei Award, Honolulu International Film Festival
  • Featured on Southern Film Circuit Tour, 2009
  • National Broadcast, Independent Lens on PBS
David E. Simpson (left) reviews footage with James Ole Kinyaga and other Maasai tribe members.