Augrabies
Hendrik Wikar, a Swedish mercenary, was the first European to encounter the falls. He ‘discovered’ Augrabies in October 1778 while wandering toward the Gariep River after facin
Pella
Based solely on pictures taken from a book, Pella Cathedral was built by a couple of French missionaries between 1882 and 1895, battling intense heat and isolation. Brother Leo W
Old Pomene Hotel
The Old Pomene Hotel was built in 1964 in Mozambique after the shipwreck of the Portuguese ship Berea, a cargo ship carrying sugar. Recovery efforts led to the construction of a ro
Aalam Ordo
Aalam Ordo (or the ‘Centre of the Universe”), was an epic project initiated under a president now long removed from power. Constructed in 2009, the complex is situated on the s
Karakul Lake
Somewhere along the Pamir Highway, amongst the highest peaks of the Pamir Mountain Range and close to the Tajikistan borders with Kyrgyzstan and China, lies Karakul (or Qarokul), a
Cercle Teaser
Beautiful trailer / teaser for the Cercle Odyssey project – Firecracker produced the Namibian sections with local support from Namib Films. Put your headphone on! https://vim
Dogon
On a recent trip to Mali, we witnessed the Dogon Mask Dance, a significant cultural tradition. The Dogon, a West African people, have a complex belief system involving cosmology, r
Dead Vlei
Sossusvlei & Dead Vlei lie within the Namib Naukluft Park, in the middle of the Namib Desert. Having long been cut off from the Tsauchab River by a large sand dune, Dead Vlei i
Pamir Highway
One of the coolest scouts we have ever done, for a long term project: The Pamirs are beautiful, wild and harsh, where dusty roads snake through the ever growing mountains between T
Rejsen (The Journey)
We facilitated the filming of a Xhosa family in the Eastern Cape Area of South Africa for Director Christoffer Boe and Zentropa Films for the Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus. The intern