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X-WR-CALNAME:“Overburden”: Film and Panel Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:Founded in the wake of war\, the East Nimba Nature Reserve shel
 ters some of West Africa’s most endangered species. With exclusive\, on-
 the-ground access\, OVERBURDEN follows rangers\, scientists\, and forest d
 efenders\, including ranger Moses Darpey\, biologist Grace Kotee Zansi\, c
 hief park warden Catherine Kuku Dolo\, and community leaders Saye Thompson
  and Dada Konkah\, who tend the land\, protecting endangered species and s
 ustaining livelihoods as a billion-dollar company falls short of promised 
 support. They are joined by Shadrach Kerwillain\, a Liberian conservation 
 biologist and Mnqobi Mamba\, a bat scientist from Eswatini\, who navigate 
 the tangled frontier where mining meets conservation and where memory\, sc
 ience\, and power collide.\n\nThe film captures their intimate encounters 
 with the mountain’s extraordinary inhabitants\, from the only true vivip
 arous toad found nowhere else on Earth to resilient cave-dwelling bats and
  adaptive chimpanzees. Grace works to reconcile clashing farmers and chimp
 anzees through coexistence strategies. Moses searches for the rare Nimba t
 oad on high peaks\, while Mnqobi revisits a cave to see if the bats he hel
 ped relocate as part of the company’s biodiversity offset program are st
 ill there.\n\nOVERBURDEN tells a powerful story of resilience and transfor
 mation in a landscape shaped by industry yet alive with possibility. Throu
 gh vivid cinematography and deeply rooted storytelling\, the film follows 
 communities and nature enduring and adapting in the face of relentless glo
 bal forces. OVERBURDEN celebrates the power of mutual aid\, showing how pe
 ople and ecosystems persist\, rebuild\, and thrive against overwhelming od
 ds.\n\nTikcets are free! Reserve your ticket in advance.\n\nHosts\n\nHoste
 d by the Institute for African Development\, part of the Mario Einaudi Cen
 ter for International Studies\, and the Department of Natural Resources an
 d the Environment.
LOCATION:Cornell Cinema\, Auditorium
SUMMARY:“Overburden”: Film and Panel Discussion
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/institute-for-african-develo
 pment-documentary-film-showing-and-panel-discussion
CATEGORIES:Film
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