Wild Zambezi

Wild Zambezi:
The Story

A documentary series highlighting the threat to Africa’s last wilderness areas that sets a precedent for our future.

Wild Zambezi is a documentary series that showcases the conservation efforts in Lower Zambezi National Park and its surrounding Game Management Areas, but the proposed Kangaluwi Copper Mine by Mwembeshi Resources Ltd threatens the park and its conservation efforts, as well as wildlife across Africa. The series highlights the LZ REDD+ project and its sustainable alternatives for local communities. The ecosystem and its components are interconnected, and this series aims to engage international audiences to understand the fragility of the park and the need to protect it.

The 48-minute, 8 episode series “Wild Zambezi” highlights the conservation efforts in the Lower Zambezi National Park and its surrounding Game Management Areas.
The series focuses on the positive impact of education, training, and sustainable livelihood projects on local communities, supported by Conservation Lower Zambezi, BCP’s REDD+ project, and other organizations.

The proposed Kangaluwi Copper Mine by Mwembeshi Resources Ltd is a threat to the park and its conservation efforts, as well as the Mpanshye Wildlife Corridor and wildlife across Africa.
The root cause of deforestation is tied to economic and social disparities, but sustainable alternatives through the LZ REDD+ project and its livelihood programs, such as Eco-Charcoal and Sustainable Beekeeping, are provided to communities.

The LZ REDD+ project has been verified 9 times and protects over 565,102 trees, benefiting 36,000 households.

The ecosystem and its components, including humans, are interconnected, and the destruction of one element will have a domino effect.

The series aims to emotionally engage international audiences to fall in love with the park and understand the need to protect it, as the future of all African National Parks hangs in the balance.

Wild Zambezi:
Behind The Scenes

Production Team

Daron Chatz

Grace Harrison

As a team we are in a unique position to tell this story. Our Co-Directors, Daron Chatz and Grace Harrison, have been working together for 10 years, and each bring their own skills and value to the project. Grace has been going to the Lower Zambezi National Park for 20 years and has a deep connection with the place, and its people. She also comes from a family with a history in Copper Mining, which gives her a diverse and unique perspective.

We believe this series will appeal to wide global audience. We want it to reach as broad an audience as possible. We will donate a percentage of the project revenue to Conservation Lower Zambezi.

We completed principal photography by the end of October, 2022.

We want to take this series to market as soon as possible as the park’s plight is real and urgent.

This is the moment in history where the future of all wilderness parks is decided.

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A documentary series highlighting the threat to Africa’s last wilderness areas that sets a precedent for our future.

A documentary series highlighting the threat to Africa’s last wilderness areas that sets a precedent for our future.

Production Team

Daron Chatz

Grace Harrison