FIGHT FOR FLIGHT: PROTECTING THE SEABIRDS OF CABO VERDE

500 years ago, Cabo Verde was a paradise for seabirds. Today, the eight species that nest on the rocky slopes of these tropical islands face major challenges. From high mountains to remote and deserted islets, we follow Cape Verdean conservation teams on the ground to study and preserve the archipelago’s seabird colonies. Commissioned by Cape Verdean environmental organisations Projecto Vitó and Biosfera.

Directed by: Madalena Boto

Produced by: Ocidental Filmes

Country of origin: Portugal

Year of production: 2022

Duration: 45:00 min

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Madalena Boto

Filmmaker specialised in natural history and science. Her curiosity about different cultures and love of visual storytelling in the form of film and photography has led to her working in TV and cinema for the past nine years and also having articles published in National Geographic. As a director, she worked in the conservation documentary ‘The Desert Islands’, produced with Alexandre Vaz in Cabo Verde; the documentary 'Sculpting the Spirits', directed by Noémie Mendelle and Luís Correia in the Bijagos islands, Guinea-Bissau, as a camera operator, and 'Amazon - Reborn from the Ashes', a story on the largest and longest-running ecological experiment up to date, published in National Geographic Portugal and Brazil magazines. After three years based in Bristol, UK researching stories and shooting for TV productions such as BBC NHU's 'Extraordinary Rituals', she is now back to her hometown, Lisbon, working on a variety of films.

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