This film is available for limited screenings - Available only in the United States.
Finalist in the Planet in Crisis category!
See all category finalists here: https://www.jacksonwild.org/2024-media-awards
A film by Backroad Pictures, Nicole Gormley, and Debra Aroko
Searching for Amani, a character driven coming-of-age story set to the backdrop of a climate crisis, follows thirteen-year-old aspiring journalist, Simon Ali, as he uncovers the mystery surrounding his father’s murder. Simon’s father was killed in 2019, while working as a nature guide in Laikipia’s largest wildlife conservancy. Over the course of three years, Simon searches for the answers his family seeks. As a devastating drought rages through Sub-Saharan Africa, conflict erupts and the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed as he begins to fully understand the forces that led to his father’s death.
- Runtime80 minutes
This film is available for limited screenings - Available only in the United States.
Finalist in the Planet in Crisis category!
See all category finalists here: https://www.jacksonwild.org/2024-media-awards
A film by Backroad Pictures, Nicole Gormley, and Debra Aroko
Searching for Amani, a character driven coming-of-age story set to the backdrop of a climate crisis, follows thirteen-year-old aspiring journalist, Simon Ali, as he uncovers the mystery surrounding his father’s murder. Simon’s father was killed in 2019, while working as a nature guide in Laikipia’s largest wildlife conservancy. Over the course of three years, Simon searches for the answers his family seeks. As a devastating drought rages through Sub-Saharan Africa, conflict erupts and the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed as he begins to fully understand the forces that led to his father’s death.
- Runtime80 minutes