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Southern Circuit: Tour of Independent Filmmakers: Milking the Rhino

Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts

November 7, 2009

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Milking the Rhino tells a nuanced tale of human-wildlife coexistence in postcolonial Africa. The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba - two of Earth’s oldest cattle cultures - are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging from a century of “white man conservation,” which turned their lands into game reserves and fueled resentment towards wildlife, Himba and Maasai communities are now vying for a piece of the wildlife-tourism pie. Community-based conservation, which tries to balance the needs of wildlife and people, has been touted by environmentalists as “win-win.” The reality, however, is more complex. “We never used to benefit from these animals,” a Maasai host of a community eco-lodge explains. “Now we milk them like cattle!” His neighbor disagrees: “A rhino means nothing to me! I can’t kill it for meat like a cow.” And when drought decimates the grass shared by livestock and wildlife, the community’s commitment to conservation is sorely tested.

There will be a meet and greet reception to follow film, with director David E. Simpson and representative from Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary.

Location: Customs House Museum Theatre 

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  Tickets: Free Admission to film fest

  Info Phone: (931) 221-7876

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  Dates:
  November 7, 2009

  Times:
  Saturday 2:00pm

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• Venue Info

  Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville

  200 South Second Street Clarksville, TN 37040

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  Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street.

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