Ziwa Victoria (Part 2) Tainting The Shores

2026·Season 1·Episode 3·25m|

Recent·Nature Documentaries·Climate Action

- English

Part 2 of Ziwa Victoria documents unsound environmental practices along the Great… See More

Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer:Benj Binks

Editors:Benj Binks, Sasha Kurovski

Journalists:Amanda Fisher, Simon Achola (Kenya), Emmah Omuke (Kenya), Mnaku Mbani (Tanzania), Edward Bindhe (Uganda)

Executive Producers:Andrew Tkach - AKU GSMC, Benj Binks - The Compulsive, Sitka Foundation, Vancouver, Canada

Featuring:Peter Mireri (Environmentalist, Friends of Lake Victoria), Anthony Munyanho… See More

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Ziwa Victoria (Part 2) Tainting The Shores

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