CGTN - The MATRIARCHS

A film we did with StoryScope for CGTN's Faces of Africa series.

In South Africa, grandmothers like Leanette Sithole from the Limpopo region are affectionately referred to as 'Gogos'. Despite some having the surname 'Ndlopfu' which means elephant in the local dialect many Gogos have never encountered these majestic creatures. Just like elephant matriarchs, Gogos embody wisdom & resilience.

CREDITS:

Director

TIMOTHY GABB

Camera, sound, edit and graphics    

TIMOTHY GABB  

JONATHAN CORNELIUS   

Online editor

ROWAN CLOETE

Sound Mix

HOWARD AUDIO

Music

CAPASSO

Wildlife archive

ENVATO

Translations

SHILUVA KHOSA

Special thanks

LEANETTE SITHOLE

ELEPHANTS ALIVE!

JAN BETTIN

KORU CAMP

LIZ BROWN 

MVUU PRIVATE GAME RESERVE

RELATE TRUST

SUSAN HARWOOD 

SWIFT SHUTTLES

THE ASSOCIATED PRIVATE NATURE RESERVES

THE UMBABAT PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE 

WILDSHOT OUTREACH

The gogos

NTIMANE GOWANA ALINAH

DUDUZALE EVA MKANSI  

ZOTE NOMADLAKADLAKA

BUSIWANE NKUNA

NTOMBHANA MATHEBULA               

Producers:

LAURA COLUCCI

Production Company:

STORYSCOPE

Production Assistant: 

REFILWE MOOKETSI

Producer:

MA KE

Senior Producer:

YAO HONG

Executive Producer

LI PEICHUN