ReWild Africa

ReWild Africa

Media Production

Cape Town, Western Cape 2,997 followers

ReWild is an impact-driven film production company striving for a wilder world

About us

Emotion is the map. Information is the path. Film is the destination. We are specialists in harnessing the art of storytelling to effectively communicate solutions at the forefront of ecological restoration, sustainable innovation, climate mitigation and adaptation, community upliftment, and social development. Our multidisciplinary team has expertise in creating short documentaries, brand and campaign films, wildlife and conservation films, interviews, marketing videos, fundraising films, educational content, online courses, and more. Our Overarching Mission: At our core, ReWild exists to help find and share solutions to restore Africa’s biodiversity loss and ecological balance, through raising awareness, amplifying impact, and educational content. Through creative and immersive storytelling, we've had the privilege of collaborating with visionary partners such as BBC StoryWorks, WWF, Google Maps, NASA, Restor, SANParks, the African Climate Reality project, Power Shift Africa, The Global Evergreening Alliance, The Sun Exchange, Endangered Wildlife Trust, the African Think Tank Initiative, the IDRC, and many more remarkable organisations.

Website
https://www.rewildafrica.org/
Industry
Media Production
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Cape Town, Western Cape
Type
Public Company
Founded
2016
Specialties
virtual reality, film, photography, 360, documentary filmmaking, e-learning, Storytelling, Video editing, Video Production, climate solutions, and Climate Communications

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Employees at ReWild Africa

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    Leopard camera trap photos are always exciting, but every once in a while we get absolutely cracker images that gives us goosebumps! This sequence from our recent Cape Leopard Trust Piketberg survey is a perfect example 🐆😻 Leopard mating is known to be an energetic, feisty and sometimes drawn-out affair. This pair of cats first arrived on the scene at 20h36, and what followed was a series of photos showing the two intermittently circling each other, laying down and mating, more circling, snarling, hissing and even some aerial manoeuvres, with the last images only taken at 22h13! How wonderfully exhilarating to catch this behaviour on camera and learn more about the secret lives of these elusive big cats – and a perfect post to celebrate World #WildlifeConservationDay 🐾 #WildlifeWednesday #CamTrapChronicles #CLTcreaturefeature #leopard #pantherapardus

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    As #COP16 gains momentum, we’re seeing how communities on the ground are leading the way in truly building back biodiversity. In Senegal’s Saloum Delta, an inspiring community of women is regenerating local mangrove ecosystems—a crucial step in creating resilient coastlines, preserving #biodiversity, and strengthening livelihoods. Through their efforts, these women are demonstrating that meaningful #climateaction starts with grassroots efforts, rooted in nature. ReWild Africa Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Fatoumata kiné Niang Mbodji Check out the Shifting Power Documentary https://lnkd.in/eYx82aMn

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    Oliver Dauert Oliver Dauert is an Influencer

    Biodiversity Builder | I empower you to build a wilder world | Founder of Wildya & Wild Business Mates | Linkedin Top Green Voice

    POSITIVE NEWS: The Azores just created the largest marine protected area (MPA) in the North Atlantic. Covering a whopping 300,000 km2. That's the size of Italy! 💡 Why does it matter? Only 8% of our global ocean is protected & of it only 3% is highly protected. We need to be at 30% until 2030. So this new MPA is a significant leap toward safeguarding marine ecosystems. 🤓 What are MPAs? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are like underwater national parks, where human activities are limited to protect marine life & habitats. Protected = limited human activities allowed (e.g. restricted fishing) Highly protected = no human activities allowed I am not going to rumble off how misleading I find this terminology. But that's another post. 🤯 How did they pull it off? Collaboration. Local groups, including government officials, scientists, industry representatives, & citizens, collaborated to create a protection system that benefits everyone. 🐋 Who will benefit? Everyone! Local communities that depend on the ocean for their livelihoods. Deep-sea corals, whales, dolphins, sharks, manta rays, fish & co. You. The ocean gives us life. It provides us with oxygen, food, stable climate, beauty & so much more. 💪 3 Actions you can take for our oceans # 1 Reduce your fish & seafood consumption (biggest driver of biodiversity loss in the ocean) (if you work in the industry, move it into a regenerative direction) # 2 If you live close to the sea, join or start a community group to push for a local MPAs (the community of Santa Cruz did it with their Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, so you can pull this off too) # 3 With your company or your own money, skills & talents support NGOs like Oceana that are advocating for more MPAs. Let's keep this momentum going & turn our oceans into the world's largest protected area! P.S. What does the ocean mean to you? #biodiversity #nature #positivenews #ocean

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  • It is amazing to see how storytelling is being futher recognised as a great tool for change. To build a platform to share innovations, scale solutions, hold accountability, and empower a community from the ground up. Thanks Markus Gilles & Planet Wild for inspiring us all 🌱

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    CEO and Co-Founder @ Planet Wild - rewilding our home planet, one mission at a time.

    Storytelling is the most underused lever in nature protection and nobody is talking about it. Here’s an example: WWF, the largest nature protection org in the world, reached 35,000 people on its biggest YouTube channel in 1 year. As a small organization, we reached 5 million during that same time. And we were just starting out. A few months later, we surpassed 10 million. 👀 That success is not by accident. We founded Planet Wild to support nature’s heroes at the front lines — and FROM DAY ONE focused on telling their stories in a way that makes people care. 🤯 The feedback we’ve been getting has been mind blowing! People tell us: 🌅 They think about the world in a different way because of our stories. 👩🏽🌾 They’re inspired to take action, even starting their own rewilding projects. 💚 And most importantly, people write us OVER AND OVER, that we give them hope again. Because in a time of doom scrolling, hope for our planet has become a rare commodity. But given the efforts required to solve the double crisis of climate and biodiversity, hope is the one thing we CAN NOT afford to lose. ✊That’s why the stories we tell matter! (More than most people realize.) So I decided to talk more about how to get storytelling right and will share our tool box in future posts. Because storytelling is a skill that anyone can learn. 👉 Make sure to follow so you won’t miss it. ⁉️Anything specific you want me to talk about? Let me know if/where you have struggled to get attention for your impact stories.

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    Business Development Lead at ReWild Africa | CNN Academy Climate Storyteller

    I've been finding the climate space really exciting as of late. An immensity of innovation, and a lot of energy. Here's a few of organisations that have inspired me: 🦅 Planet Wild teams up every month with a new organisation to bring back an ecosystem. If you join as a subscriber, you get to directly fund incredible rewilding projects around the world. Check out their films! Markus Gilles 📜 The Landbanking Group are focused on putting nature on the balance. Their platform, Landler, is an operating system bridging business and nature and creating a new toolset for land stewards and businesses to manage natural capital. Prof. Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey 👨🌾 Wildya are building a true community and educational platform for those interested in learning how to build a wilder world. Oliver Dauert 🌱 Earthly partner with game-changing projects across ecosystems and around the world, and provide businesses with an opportunity to support high-quality nature-based projects and solutions. Oliver Bolton 🛰 Orbio Earth (YC S23) have created a platform that helps operators detect emissions before anybody else and prioritise reduction opportunities via Real-Time Methane Monitoring for every piece of oil & gas infrastructure on earth, creating a system of accountability and accuracy. Jack Angela / Robert Huppertz 🦈 Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is dedicated to protecting life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays. If you haven't watched "Older Than Trees", go to youtube right now... Jade Schultz I would love to hear of more stories of organisations spinning the wheel. Share and tag below -

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  • Cancer is a journey no one chooses, but within it, stories of strength and resilience shine through. In the midst of this fight, there are beacons of hope. In Zambia, Dr. Kathleen Schmeler, a gynecologic oncologist, is not just treating cancer; she’s changing lives. Her work is more than medicine - it’s about empowering women with knowledge and access to life-saving care. Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Zambia. In the BBC StoryWorks's Rewriting Cancer series, we witness the powerful impact of these efforts, as communities are equipped with the tools to prevent cervical cancer. Karen Nakawala stands as an advocate of hope and awareness for us all, thank you for sharing your inspiring story with us. BBC Producer: Sorcha H. Director & Editor: Alessandra Squarzon Cinematographer: Joshua Ihlenfeldt Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Film to be posted soon 📹

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  • Dr. Stephen Harding was a true mentor and hero of the ReWild family. There’s not a perfect combination words that could attribute to the force of impact you have left on us and everyone around you. “I suppose I have moments of wholeness, you know, where you don’t just feel the earth is alive, but you are alive within the living earth. The earth is much more sentient than you imagine, the organisms are sentient, there is consciousness in everything… It's all about consciousness. Those are the wonderful moments, when you really know that - it’s no longer just an intellectual idea, but the knowing descends on you like a healing rain - and you just know, you know, without any doubt.” - Stephan Harding, Learning to Value We will forever miss you and carry your deep knowledge and wisdom forward with us. Here’s a tribute the life of Dr. Stephen Harding 🐘

    Reflecting on the Life of a Giant

    Reflecting on the Life of a Giant

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  • We’re excited to share that Restore Africa: Natural Fighters for Nature - a film we produced for the Global EverGreening Alliance - has been officially selected for the Big Syn International Film Festival 2024 - the world’s largest sustainability film festival! 🌍🎬 Shot in Western Uganda, the film highlights the power of community-led efforts to combat environmental degradation and climate change. It’s an inspiring story of resilience and hope, and we’re proud to have played a part in bringing it to life. Well done to gareth Williams for filming and editing this so beautifully! 📹 Link to film in the comments 🌿

    We are beyond honoured to be included in the official selection for the Big Syn International Film Festival 2024 - the world's biggest sustainability film festival! Our Restore Africa: Natural Fighters for Nature film transports you to the heart of Western Uganda where environmental degradation and the looming climate crisis threaten the very existence of communities. It follows our natural fighters' resilience, determination and unwavering perseverance that serve as a beacon of hope for their community and the world. Through their eyes and in their words, witness the power of community-led approaches that are not only transforming landscapes but also changing lives. Their journey is testament to the extraordinary possibilities that emerge when people unite to confront a common threat. Ultimately, Restore Africa: Natural Fighters for Nature is more than just a documentary—it's a rallying cry for collective action and a celebration of the human spirit's capacity for resilience. It reminds us that the impact of our efforts, when combined, can surpass even our wildest imaginations. #RestoreAfrica #GreenUptoCoolDown #EverGreeningtheEarth #NoPlanetB #Africa #SustainableFarming #Agriculture #Regenerative #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Agroforestry #FMNR #Farming #Film #FilmFestival #Documentary #ShortDocumentary #ShortDoco #ShortFilm #bigsynfilmfest24 #filmfestival #londonfilmfestival #bigsynfilmfestival 

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  • We visited ForestFoods LLC a couple years back, but recently reopened some of the footage, and we couldn't resist working on a bit of an educational piece on Syntropic Agroforestry. Watch to learn more 🌱 Syntropic Agroforestry is a form of agriculture that mimics natural ecosystems, ranging from simple to complex systems 🐜 This footage was taken from Forest Foods in Kenya in 2022, and they have come a long way since then! Thanks again for having us and for teaching us so much ForestFoods LLC and for Sven Verwiel who is featured in this video. Cinematographer: Justin Ian Woods  Editor: Jean-Michelle Tane Edit Producer: Megan May Nelson

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