In Gabon, Africa, the Minkebe Conservation Project team is dedicated to the preservation of a vast forest of 32 000 km2 which holds the largest population of forest elephants in the world. This forest is undergoing many threats: logging, mining, bush meat hunting and the poaching of elephants for ivory. The Cathedral Forest is a call to the citizens of the world to help WWF Gabon in its efforts to preserve the Minkebe forest.
45 min - 2007 - English version
Awards
- “Prix des lycéens”
Festival du Film Nature - France - 2007 - “Jury Special Mention for Nature and People”
Environment & Wildlife Film Festival - India - 2007 - “Merit for Conservation Message”
International Wildlife Film Festival - USA - 2007
Acknowledgments for the shoot
- Pauwel de Wachter (WWF Gabon, Minkebe Programme manager)
- Brigitte Carr Dirick (WWF Gabon advisor)
- Marc Aurel Ella Akou (WWF Gabon forest guide)
- Gustave Mabaza (WWF Gabon educator)
- Louis Sosthène Ndong Obiang (WWF Makokou branch director)
- Philbert Owono (WWF Oyem branch director)
- Jean Philippe Le Saint and Frédéric Sanchez del Rio (sound recording)
- Rebecca Brandy (Jane Goodall Institute Shanghai)
Acknowledgments for the post-production
- Frédéric Sanchez del Rio (music composer, editing advisor, keyboard, guitar)
- Yoann Copinet (technical supervision and video management)
- Simon Apostolou and Pascal Vuillemin (mix)
- Jean Philippe Le Saint (sound design)
- Cendrine Vincent (colour grading)
- Xavier Drouault (foley)
- Benoit Allemane (French voice-over)
- Joeffrey Bateman (English voice-over)
- Daniel Dos Reis (voice recording)
- François Launet and Marie Claire Bazart (maps and DVD cover)
- Corinne Rouez (Transatlantic Video – DVD print)
- Christine Renaud and Marie-Claude Cazin (Tawak Pictures)
- Philippe Tutin (O’bahamas)
- Dominique Poujoly (Les Audis de Joinville)
- Jacques Bled (Mac Guff Ligne)
- Marcos Requena (Serena Digital)
- Benjamin Combes (Advisor for the Chinese version)
