Eyes of The Orangutan Premiere Screening in London
- Royal Geographical Society
Description
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Film Screenings, Date Night and Something A Little Different
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Tickets from £100.00
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Over 18
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Thu, 19th Jan 2023 @ 20:00 - 22:00
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20:00 - 22:00
CALLING ALL WILDLIFE ENTHUSIASTS! JOIN US FOR AN EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE THEATRE SCREENING AT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH THE FILMMAKERS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS.
From the studio that brought you ‘Ivory Game’ and ‘Sea of Shadows’ comes a new and powerful documentary, ‘Eyes of the Orangutan’. A captivating exploration of one of the most troubling facets of modern wildlife tourism, and an uplifting celebration of one of our closest living relatives: the orangutan. Wildlife tourism has become a lucrative business and is now worth around 250 billion dollars a year. These profits come at a cost – and it is the animals who pay the ultimate price.
Meet Aaron Gekoski - Eyes of the Orangutan lead presenter and award-winning environmental photojournalist. Together with director Chris Scarffe and cinematographer Will Foster-Grundy, Gekoski embarked on a four-year investigation of the orangutan tourism industry-visiting and documenting its cruel truths.
EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Aaron Gekoski - Environmental photojournalist, filmmaker and TV-host, specialising in human-animal conflict. Aaron has won numerous awards, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year, and - as a filmmaker - at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.
Dr Jamartin Sihite - CEO of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. He is a long-time conservation activist with a huge passion and long experience supporting Indonesian most protected species. His career in conservation started by working as an ecology specialist and environmental scientist for various project-based assignments with WWF Indonesia.
Ben Callison - Managing Director of Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK and USA. Long-time conservationist and not-for-profit leader with a deep passion for our great-ape cousins. Ben oversees all operations for the two BOS organisations to support and accelerate orangutan and rainforest conservation.
ABOUT ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Located in the heart of South Kensington's arts and science district, the RGS is one of London’s most charming and iconic venues. It started as a gentleman's dining club and is now home to the world’s largest and most active scholarly geographical society, supporting research, education and expeditions.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Discover a powerful new documentary, finalist at the Jackson Wild and Wildscreen Festival, in London’s most charming and iconic venues.
EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Aaron Gekoski - Environmental photojournalist, filmmaker and TV-host, specialising in human-animal conflict. Aaron has won numerous awards, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year, and - as a filmmaker - at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.
Dr Jamartin Sihite - CEO of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. He is a long-time conservation activist with a huge passion and long experience supporting Indonesian most protected species. His career in conservation started by working as an ecology specialist and environmental scientist for various project-based assignments with WWF Indonesia.
Ben Callison - Managing Director of Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK and USA. Long-time conservationist and not-for-profit leader with a deep passion for our great-ape cousins. Ben oversees all operations for the two BOS organisations to support and accelerate orangutan and rainforest conservation.
ABOUT ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Located in the heart of South Kensington's arts and science district, the RGS is one of London’s most charming and iconic venues. It started as a gentleman's dining club and is now home to the world’s largest and most active scholarly geographical society, supporting research, education and expeditions.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Discover a powerful new documentary, finalist at the Jackson Wild and Wildscreen Festival, in London’s most charming and iconic venues.
- Stand face to face with filmmakers who are going above and beyond to document and broadcast the truth about the illegal wildlife trafficking.
- Meet Borneo Orangutan Survival, the world’s largest orangutan conservation organisation that works to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned and displaced orangutans.
- Meet Borneo Orangutan Survival, the world’s largest orangutan conservation organisation that works to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned and displaced orangutans.
Offers
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Tickets/Times
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Special offer (10 registrants)
Regular Admission for Media, Animal Welfare Colleagues, Tourism Stakeholders, Partners. |
20:00 - 22:00 | £100.00 |
Location
Address
Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, SW72AR
Nearest Station
High Street Kensington (Tube)
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Organiser
Borneo Orangutan Survival
The world’s largest orangutan conservation organisation that works to rescue, rehabilitate and release orphaned and displaced orangutans.
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