Catching Giants (2018)
Catching Giants is a heart-stopping film that follows the world’s preeminent giraffe researcher, Dr. Francois Deacon, as he embarks on the most ambitious project of his career and perhaps the most ambitious project in giraffe conservation to date. On the rugged and untamed plains of South Africa’s Rooipoort Nature Reserve Dr. Deacon will set out to capture and GPS collar more than 20 giraffes, a project that will enable him to study these giraffes’ every move and behavior for the next year.
Director: Ashley Scott Davison
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Francois Deacon as Himself |
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Willem Daffue as Himself |
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Fred Bercovitch as Himself |
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Naomi Brand as Herself |
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Martin Haupt as Himself |
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Ilse Luther-Binoir as Herself |
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Andy Tutchings as Himself |
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Cobus Raath as Himself |
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Jamie Paulse as Himself |
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Ciska Scheijen as Herslef |
| Visual Effects | Brent Ramirez | Animation |
| Production | Ashley Scott Davison | Producer |
| Production | Catherine Land | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Brent Ramirez | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ashley Scott Davison | Editor |
| Directing | Ashley Scott Davison | Director |
| Production | David Hamlin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Victor Waddell | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Julie Creveling | Cinematography |
| Production | Francois Deacon | Associate Producer |
| Writing | David Hamlin | Writer |
| Writing | Ashley Scott Davison | Writer |
| Production | Julie Creveling | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Julie Creveling | Editor |
| Writing | Catherine Land | Writer |