THE EGRET'S VOYAGE - Documentary Short - Czech Republic

Kamila Delart, Director

A POETIC SLOW-TRAVEL NATURE FILM:  The Kinabatangan River. A muddy serpent winding its way through the 130 million years old rainforests of Borneo - opening into serene oxbow lakes and branching off into secret channels concealed by dense foliage . . . Following the path of an Egret, a small fisherman boat embarks on a discovery journey filled with fascinating encounters with pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, exotic birds, crocodiles, and orangutans...

Passionate about telling stories since I was a little girl, I had to master quite a few languages throughout my life so that I could continue writing whenever I moved from one continent to another. That all changed some years ago when I got my first camera.

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Director Statement:  In a world where everyone seems to rush and yield under the pressures of social media, fearing that without fancy filters and staged smiles, the reality is not captivating enough, I aim to inspire travelers to slow down, embrace the moment and allow their senses to take in all the natural beauty around.

AniFab judges scored The Egrets Voyage an aggregate 9 out of 10 with one judge commenting, "Simply stunning. I am thinking I might hear a narrator's voice within the first minute, and then thought, NO, please don't have narration. A simple yet elegant story that shares so much."