Land of the Free In the shadows on the Festival Circuit In the shadows directed by James Ganiere Land of the Free is a groundbreaking documentary containing never-before-seen nefarious and subversive facts, blowing the lid off secrets behind the big business of LEGALLY killing endangered species for pride, pleasure and profit. It contains attributable contributions filmed around the world including Sir Roger Gale MP (UK), Tippi Hedren (Los Angeles), Priscilla Presley (Los Angeles) Queen Elizabeth II (House of Lords) 2019 Albert Schweitzer Award winner John Thompson (Washington DC) , former NCA covert operative Reg Dickason (Brisbane Australia) , John Mitchell-Adams (Sydney Australia) Derek Joubert (South Africa) and the unsung hero of the piece who saved thousands of animals on the front lines in Africa, Meryl Harrison (MBE pending UK), as well as both stunning and shocking overt and covert footage.
Won Audience Choice for Best Short Documentary at the world premiere in Hollywood on July 18th.
The piece is narrated by Stargate’s Cliff Simon (who passed in a sudden tragic accident March 2021) with a musical score by the incredible Mzansi Youth Choir of Soweto. The international production is a collaboration between Gold Coast producer Lynn Santer and Hollywood producer James Ganiere. "Hall of Shame Fundraiser” funds are desperately needed to cover festival costs to get this vital message out to the world they are Fully Tax Deductible at links found on the website below. "Out of well over 100 hundred invitations" to submit to various film festivals, these are the 14 that I selected with countries. This, of course, is on top of those we are already on Official Selection at and another 15 that James has submitted to, mostly in the USA along with Hong Kong, Russia and a few UK festivals are also included.
Together with the geographic reach below, that's a fair chunk of the world covered. The Florence Film Festival (August 5, 2021) - The New York City Film & TV Festival (August 31, 2021) - The Amsterdam Film Festival (December 18, 2021) - The London Reel Film Festival (September 27, 2021) - The Markham Film Festival, Canada (July 17, 2022) - Festival Dei Lumi, Italy (September 25, 2021) - The Great Message Film Festival, India (March 27, 2022) The Mediterranean Film Festival, Cannes (November 30, 2021) - The King Shivaji Festival, India with the King Shivaji being considered the God of Creativity, Courage and Compassion – the great warrior for Mother Earth (April 30, 2022) - Prague International Film Awards (October 10, 2021) - Tulum World Environment Film Festival, Mexico (October 1, 2021) - Costa Brava Film Festival, Spain (November 13, 2021) - Eko International Film Festival, this is interesting because it’s a Nigerian film festival, operating for 11 years. Nigeria and Kenya are about the only two African countries that do not allow trophy hunting – at all. (March 11, 2022) - Kathmandu World Film Festival (December 31 2021.
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