La Forêt de Messok Dja

This film brings us to the North of Congo Brazzaville, in a beautiful patch of forest that still holds elephants, gorillas and chimpanzees. The film was made to be shown to the Congolese authorities as part of a WWF campaign to protect the area from being logged and to prevent the construction of a damn along the Messok Dja river. The campaign has been successful so far, and the forest remains intact. 

11 min – 2010 – French version (no subtitles)

Acknowledgments for the shoot

• Pauwel de Wachter (WWF Gabon, production and organization of the shoot)
• Marc Aurel Ella Akou  (WWF Gabon, forest guide and wildlife tracker)
• Victor Mbolo (Head of WWF Sembé, Congo Brazzaville)
• Frédéric Sanchez del Rio (sound recording)

Acknowledgments for the post-production

• Frédéric Sanchez del Rio (music composer)
• Yoann Copinet (technical supervision and video management)
• Simon Apostolou (sound design and mix)
• Guillaume Schmitter (colour grading)
• Marjorie Frantz  (off voice)
• Marie Leriche (maps design)
• Christine Renaud and Marie-Claude Cazin (Tawak Pictures)
• Jacques Bled (Mac Guff Ligne)