The Other Side of the Fence
The documentary, “The Other Side of the Fence,” explores the high-stakes struggle between starving communities and endangered wildlife by focusing on men who have survived both sides of the equation: ex-poachers turned game wardens. Insightful, educational and engaging, this documentary asks one fundamental question: “How can we expect to save the animals if we won’t save the people?”
Inside African game preserves, men and women earn a decent wage saving endangered animals from extinction. But on the other side of the fence, the story is dramatically different. There, people subsist on less than two dollars a day and wildlife is hunted without mercy to provide money and food.
“The Other Side of the Fence” tells a redemption story about the duality of mankind, making clear our connections to the world in which we live. By following the daily lives of Kenya’s poachers-turned-protectors, the film distills the struggle between poverty and conservation into a visually stunning, emotionally powerful narrative.
Combining interviews, breathtaking High Definition (HDTV) photography as well as hidden surveillance cameras in dangerous settings, “The Other Side of the Fence” captures the excitement, drama, fear and celebration of poachers on the hunt for big game hunters.
“The Other Side of the Fence” is a must-see, “watercooler conversation” documentary event that combines larger-than-life characters straight out of a Clint Eastwood movie with harrowing drama, political intrigue and, of course, lions, cheetah, elephants and rhinos in a vibrant African landscape.