WHAT WE DO
At Stand Up for Nature, we use a Bicycle-Powered Cinema to show wildlife films to rural communities. We provide a full end-to-end community outreach service for conservation organisations and we help the wildlife TV industry show their films to remote communities in the global south. We partner with you to help organise the logistics, publicity, and film screenings. Our service offers a unique and appealing method for organisations to engage communities with wildlife films.
We also partner with organisations on the ground to produce inspirational films about incredible people and wildlife. The films are made in the local language and are then shown to communities on the bicycle-powered cinema.
We also partner with organisations on the ground to produce inspirational films about incredible people and wildlife. The films are made in the local language and are then shown to communities on the bicycle-powered cinema.
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film showings
So many wildlife documentaries have been produced and they have inspired millions of people in the global north but these films are rarely – almost never - seen by the people who live alongside the wildlife in the global south. We use film in the same way but to inspire those best placed to protect some of the planets most precious wild places and wildlife. Natural history films can instil passion, love and admiration for the natural world. Through our films and the bicycle-powered cinema rural communities can also share this aspirational experience of seeing wildlife in film.
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local language films
We focus on making films about local conservation heroes, solutions to human-wildlife conflict and amazing wildlife stories. We can work with your organisation to tailor the films to your conservation needs and show the films where they are needed most. We like to make films featuring people from local communities, thus making them far more relatable and inspiring to their fellow communities. The films act as a very effective way to spread local knowledge and motivation. We have had audience members telling us how amazed they were to find out there were people within their communities who are passionate about protecting baboons, or elephants or lions!
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Bicycle-powered cinema
The bicycle-powered cinema allows us to show films in rural areas where access to electricity might be difficult. The power from just one bicycle is enough to power the projector and speakers. All of our films showings are conducted by a local team and the bicycle also entices interest and helps to further increase audience numbers. The cinema draws in men, women and children who can then all share in the experience and the messages.
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our impact so far:
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testimonials
Austine Okande, Communication Officer WWF-Kenya "This ingenious concept by the skillful Hannah and Jamie, helped us in a big way to engage the local communities in the Maasai Mara, communities telling their own stories in their own local language was an amazing concept. Not to forget the bicycle as a source of energy which enabled us to access some of the most remote villages with no electricity connection. The filming execution was good. I would defiantly love to do it again …communities loved it, so do I!"
Rebeca Quiros, Estación Biológica Tamandua "Dear Hannah and Jamie, you two have make your best effort to make that great film, I have no words to say thank you. It was a great experience for me, Allan and Alejandro to see you working and to learn from you two. I am sure this film will become a big bless in our project, definitely is a high quality work, you really made a good job and I know we can obtain good results from it. I wish the best for you two, we will always remember you with a nice feeling. In fact, the days after you leave we were really missing you in Tamandua. You are very professional in your work and I am sure you will have a great future on your careers. Please feel welcome to come back at any moment to our place, this is your house in Costa Rica."
organisations we have WORKED WITH
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National Geographic
The world leader in geography, cartography and exploration. We are honored to be National Geographic Explorers and recipients of a Young Explorer Grant. The Explorers Club
First to the surface of the moon, first to the summit of Mount Everest , world renowned, the explorers club is at the for front of expedition. We are delighted to be the recipient's of the Scott Pearlman Field Award. |
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The Scientific Exploration Society
With a long history of expedition firsts and innovative product testing, the Society now focuses on supporting and approving exploration. We are honored to be the recipients of the Rivers Foundation Award for health & humanities 2017. |