Shaba

Shaba

Documentary short, 2021.

In the mountains of northern Kenya, a Samburu community is doing something that has never been done before, building a sanctuary for orphaned elephants to rehabilitate them back to the wild. The project is not just changing attitudes about elephants, it’s changing attitudes about women too; the secret to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary’s success is the special bond between a group of women keepers and one special elephant named Shaba.

Director Ami Vitale
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Awards
• BNP Paribas Green Film Festival 2023 Winner Best Short Documentary
• Newport Beach Film Festival 2021 Winner Best Short Film
• Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2021 Winner Best Short Film
• Jackson Wild 2021 Nominee Best Conservation Film, Short Form
Best People & Nature Film, Short Form
Our Human Planet category, Short Form
• DocLands 2021 Official Selection
• Earth X 2021 Official Selection
• DOCUTAH 2021 Official Selection
• International Wildlife Film Festival 2021 Official Selection
• American Conservation Film Festival 2023 Official Selection