Film: Milking the Rhino November 5, 2009

Milking the Rhino - From Poachers to Protectors
with Producer/Director David E. Simpson

LIVE Q&A WITH FILMMAKER AFTER SCREENING!

Another award-winning film from Southern Arts Federation’s Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers

"Milking the Rhino" tells a nuanced tale of human-wildlife coexistence in post-colonial Africa.

The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia's Himba—two of Earth's oldest cattle cultures—are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging from a century of "white man conservation," which turned their lands into game reserves and fueled resentment towards wildlife, Himba and Maasai communities are now vying for a piece of the wildlife-tourism pie.

Community-based conservation, which tries to balance the needs of wildlife and people, has been touted by environmentalists as "win-win."
The reality, however, is more complex.

Official Website: http://milkingtherhino.org/