Lena Karbe
DE FR 2022 52' 81'
⚬ Green ⚬ Human Interest ⚬ Crime & Investigative
An all-female anti-poaching unit operates in Kruger National Park, in a toxic and highly competitive environment of a male-dominated conservation scene and growing violence against women that rage across Africa.
Director | Lena Karbe |
Producer | Lena Karbe |
Co-Producers | Jan Vasak, Ramadan Suleman |
Production Company | Karbe Film |
Co-Production Companies | Day for Night Productions, Natives at Large |
In collaboration with | ZDF/ARTE, Ushuaïa |
Cinematography | Mateusz Smolka |
Writers | Lena Karbe, Tristan Coloma |
| Runtimes | 52' 81' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Tsonga, Sepedi |
| Production Countries | France, Germany |
Born and raised in St Petersburg, Russia, Lena Karbe is a Germany-based filmmaker. Having studied film internationally (École normale supérieure, University of Oxford and University of Television and Film in Munich), she founded her own production company KARBE FILM GmbH with the focus on documentaries for international audiences, based in Munich. Karbe Film documentaries often deal with the topics of immigration and identity. BLACK MAMBAS is her feature film debut as a writer/director.
