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Sisters of the wilderness / director, Karin Slater . , South Africa - 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Title from container. Wide screen (16:9). Originally produced in 2018. Bonus materials: trailer.

Five young Zulu women gear up and go backpacking for the first time in their lives, in the oldest game reserve in Africa: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They learn of the plight of this primordial wilderness, severely threatened by a neighboring opencast coal mine, in addition to intensified rhino poaching that could escalate toward an extinction.

Not rated.


DVD, wide screen; 2.0 stereo.


In English and Zulu ; with English subtitles.

Best South African Feature Documentary (Durban International Film Festival); Best Feature Documentary (International Innovation Film Festival); People's Choice Best Documentary (Vancouver South African Film Festival).

Standard No.: 845637000456

Publisher. No.: IP6275 IndiePix Films

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women, Zulu.
Backpacking--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal.
Wilderness areas--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.