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THE ARCTIC GIANTd. Adam Schmedes, Denmark, 2013 26 JULY 20:00 suncoast bThe film reconstructs a whale’s life for more than 200 years – as a calf, learning everythingfrom his mother: his first mating; the constant struggle to avoid the whalers’ harpoonsand sharp lances; the amazing song of the bowhead whale, the sounds of the sea, withsudden change brought by the invention of the steam ship, so nature’s own sounds arenot the only sounds our whale hears; the depth charges of the First World War; beingdeclared an endangered species in 1935, and the first animal in the world to receive suchprotection to the present day.English, 60 minTHE BEAUTY OF THE IRRATIONALd. Dean Leslie, South Africa, 2012 27 JULY 11:30 BLUERyan Sandes, a South African ultra-runner, returns to the claustrophobic open space ofthe Fish River Canyon in Namibia to run the five-day, 84km Fish River Canyon Hiking Trailin the fastest time possible. Namibia is the one ultra-marathon location that has troubledRyan. In 2009, he was disappointed by his second place finish in a 250km stage racethrough the canyon and the Namib Desert. The Beauty of the Irrational is the story of anunusual man, following his heart, as Ryan returns to the Canyon and completes the runself-supported in a record time of 6 hours and 57 minutes.English, 6 minTHE UNLIKELY LEOPARDd. Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert,Botswana, 201226 JULY 14:00 BLUEThe Unlikely Leopard by filmmakers and conservationists Dereck and Beverly Joubert,follows an awkward and often comical young male leopard from when he is just a fewweeks old until he ventures out on his own and makes his first significant kill. It’s a comingof-agestory of a young male reluctant to ‘leave home’ where food and companionshiparrive at his feet every few days from a diligent and tolerant mother. When her mate finallycomes back, he has to venture out into Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Will he survive?English, 50 minTREIBJAGD (THE DRIVEN HUNT)d. Christiane Hitzemann, Germany, 2012 25 JULY 15:30 BLUEOn her first driven hunt a young huntress aims to shoot her first red stag – with disastrousconsequences for her relationship to the leader of the hunt, her dad.German with English subtitles, 13 min34th Durban International Film Festival 95