Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise
World Premiere

Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise

Main Competition
| Tanzania, United States | 10 MINUTES | English, Swahili
Nature

This immersive holographic experience tells the story of two women who achieve financial independence in a male-dominated culture by farming seaweed—an ingredient found in everything from ice cream to medicine. When climate change decimates the seaweed, their resilience and strength enables them to pivot to an alternative profession, sea sponge cultivation, but climate change continues to threaten their existence. Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise illustrates the impact of climate change on those least likely to have their voices heard.


Cast & Credits
Publisher
Springbok Entertainment
Produced by
Springbok Entertainment
Producers
Brandon Zamel, Rick Collins, Steven-Charles Jaffe, Ashraki Mussa Machano
Project Creator
Ashraki Mussa Machano, Steven-Charles Jaffe
Directors
Ashraki Mussa Machano, Steven-Charles Jaffe
Music By
Sujin Nam
Sound Design
Chris Timpson
Editor
Owen Campbell
Director of Reality Capture
Sam Maliszewski
Associate Producer
Hannah Leonard
Installation Set Director
Kathleen Fox
Line Producer
Mark Maccora
Installation Technical Director
Jake Siekman
Production Coordinator
Ali Mahmudi
V.O Hindu
Cynthia Kimola
V.O Nasiri
Blessyn Kure
Cast
Blessyn Kure, Cynthia Kimola

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