‘Primeiras and Segundas Islands’ | WWF Mozambique

Creating an Environmental Protection Area

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A short documentary film exploring the proposed Marine Protected Area in the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago.

The film centres on the people living and working along this coastline. By spending time with local fishing communities, conservation practitioners, and those involved in shaping the MPA, the story unfolds through their lived experiences of a system in transition.

Filmed in northern Mozambique, the film builds a grounded and emotional connection to a place under pressure. Through these personal perspectives, the audience begins to understand the tension between dependence on the ocean and the need to protect it, as well as the realities of introducing conservation in a space where livelihoods are directly affected.

Production Company: Honest Films Co. for Rewild

Executive Producers: WWF Mozambique & Rewild

Director: Justin Woods

Cinematography: Zander Botha, Justin Woods and Steve Benjamin

Editor: Rewild