Official Synopsis
The Karamojong are herdsmen in the North-East of Uganda and guardians of their landscape. This film illustrates how the Karamojong herdsmen make productive use of the highly variable landscape, turning even the driest plant fibers into meat and milk, whilst simultaneously dealing with frequent animal disease outbreaks and intertribal conflicts in the region. This film was produced in collaboration with a CELEP partner, DADO (Dodoth Agro-pastoral Development Organization). It is part of a documentary series ‘Herders – Guardians of the Earth’.
Biography
Filmmaker(s): Mark Michel & Neue Celluloid Fabrik
Mark Michel is a German filmmaker based in Leipzig, producing documentary series (including Herders – Guardians of the Earth) exploring global Indigenous life and dryland ecosystems.
