Baxu and the Giants

Baxu and the Giants is a 2019 Namibian bilingual dramashort film written and directed by Florian Schott. The film stars Steven Afrikaner and Camilla Jo-Ann Daries in the lead roles. The theme of the film is based on poaching in modern rural Namibia.^[1] The film was released on 14 September 2019.^[2] Prior to the release of the film, it was regarded as one of the most anticipated Namibian films of 2019.^[3] It received critical acclaim from the critics for its editing and cinematography.^[4] The film was also premiered in few international film festivals.^[5] The portions of the film were shot in Tubuses and in Erongo Region. The film has won several awards and nominations in international film festivals.^[6] It was also released on Netflix and became the first Namibian short film ever to be released on Netflix.^[7][8] It was revealed that Netflix deal was initiated in March 2020 with the support and assistance of a South African sales agent when the film was premiered at the 2020 RapidLion International Film Festival.^[9]

• Steven Afrikaner as main hunter
• Camilla Jo-Ann Daries as Baxu
• Robert Hara Gaeb as neighbour
• Anna Louw as Ouma
• Ashwyn Mberi as King Rhino
• Wafeeq Narimah as Khata
• West Uarije as Himba Tracker

A story of how rhino poaching triggers social change in rural Namibia, seen through the eyes of a 9 year old girl.^[10]

The film was commissioned by the Legal Assistance Centre with the aim of sensitising youngsters and teenagers on the issue of rhino poaching.^[11] The film was made with the intention of making awareness against rhino poaching and was also made for the purpose of donations to the Save the Rhino organisation in Namibia.^[12]

عُرض الفيلم لأول مرة في سبتمبر 2019 قبل اختياره رسميًا للعرض الأول في العديد من المهرجانات السينمائية الدولية. وعُرض الفيلم لأول مرة للجمهور في ناميبيا في 6 فبراير 2020 في قاعة DHPS مجانًا. ^{[ 13 ]} وأعلن صناع الفيلم أنه سيُتاح عالميًا ابتداءً من 20 مارس 2020 مجانًا على موقعهم الإلكتروني الرسمي baxuandthegiants.com. ^{[ 11 ]} وكان من المفترض أن يتمكن الجمهور من تحميل الفيلم مجانًا من الموقع.

حظيت الممثلة الطفلة كاميلا جو-آن داريس، البالغة من العمر عشر سنوات ، بإشادة واسعة لأدائها دور مراهقة في التاسعة من عمرها في الفيلم، وفازت بجائزة أفضل ممثلة في حفل توزيع جوائز المسرح والسينما الناميبية لعام 2019. ^{[ 14 ]} وبذلك أصبحت أصغر ممثلة ناميبية تحصل على هذه الجائزة. ^{[ 15 ]}

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