When Lambs Become Lions
Supple, complex, and darkly gorgeous.
When Lambs Become Lions
In the Kenyan bush, a small-time ivory dealer fights to stay on top while forces mobilize to destroy his trade. When he turns to his younger cousin, a conflicted wildlife ranger who hasn’t been paid in months, they both see a possible lifeline. The plummeting elephant population in Africa has captured the attention of the world, and as the government cracks down, both poachers and rangers face their own existential crises—what is the value of elephant life relative to human life? And can we understand these hunters who will risk death, arrest, and the moral outrage of the world to provide for their families?
Director Jon Kasbe followed the subjects of WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS over a three-year period, gaining an extraordinary level of access and trust on both sides of the ideological and ethical spectrum as he became part of their everyday lives. The result is a rare and visually arresting look through the perspectives and motives of the people at the epicenter of the conservation divide.
Director Jon Kasbe followed the subjects of WHEN LAMBS BECOME LIONS over a three-year period, gaining an extraordinary level of access and trust on both sides of the ideological and ethical spectrum as he became part of their everyday lives. The result is a rare and visually arresting look through the perspectives and motives of the people at the epicenter of the conservation divide.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
79
Language
Swahili
Director
Jon Kasbe
Awards:
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, Tribeca Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Hammer to Nail
Winner of Tribeca’s Best Editing in a Documentary Film Jury Award, 'When Lambs Become Lions,' the debut documentary feature from Jon Kasbe, examines the often symbiotic relationship, in Kenya, between the protectors of endangered animals and poachers. There have been a number of recent films like ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 11.22.19 - 12.05.19
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