Synopsis

In the last five years, the illegal ivory trade has claimed the lives of over 150.000 elephants in West and Central Africa. Meanwhile, the focus of killing has shifted to the southeast of the continent. Annually, hundreds of tons of the “white gold” are smuggled to China where ivory is still considered a luxury good. Experts fear that trading in tusks could result in the extinction of elephants within the next 15 years. Dedicated activists and environmentalists in Africa and Southeast Asia are fighting this horrific development. For 16 months, Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson have done research, filmed and quasi assisted the activists in catching brutal poachers and corrupt officers, sometimes at the risk of their lives and mostly undercover. In collaboration with Terra Mater Film Studios, Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way and Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions, a superbly researched, visually stunning and highly relevant Netflix documentary has been created that knows exactly how to provide information in an entertaining manner, but has also become a vigorous appeal against the murderous ivory trade. Walter Köhler, boss of Terra Mater, therefore called the documentary “one of the most important productions of my entire career”.

The free tickets are available on March, 25 starting from 4 pm at the box office in the Artis International.

Guests

Wolfgang Knöpfler

Wolfgang Knöpfler

Guest Industry Days | How to produce a high-class documentary which impresses Hollywood and changes the world for the better: A case study of ”The Ivory Game”, a co-production of the Terra Mater Factual Studios, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way

Producer of ”The Ivory Game” and according to Netflix Executives ”The Jason Bourne of Natural History Filmmaking” 14