The Freedom Corridor Ep1

A farmer, a refugee and the wild elephant population are locked in a battle for land, freedom and a place to call home. Part one of a two part documentary series for Channel News Asia.
The Freedom Corridor Ep1

The Freedom Corridor Ep1

In southern Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp –with close to 1 million Rohingya refugees - is trapping wild elephants and blocking their migratory path. Lacking food in the forest, the elephants frequently raid local farms to survive. The increasing conflict with elephants is damaging relations between the Bengali, Chakma and Rohinyga communities. Can a plan by the International Union for the Conversation of Nature (IUCN) to recreate their migratory corridor ease the growing tension?

Filmed & Directed by:
Kirsty Wells and Fayed Khan
Sound Recordist:
Sajib Ranjan Biswas
Editor:
Adam Thomas
Online Editor/Colourist:
Warren Williams
Dubbing Mix:
Mokhtar El Sayeh Cairo Groove Studios
Field Interpreter & Translation:
Bana Ratna Tanchangya,Minhaz Mohammed Shihab
Executive Producer:
Dan Davies
CNA Assistant Producer:
Nadira Kasmani
CNA Commissioning Editor:
Shamala Rajendran

Production Coordinators

Alice Pargiter
Rozi Peters
Cox’s Bazar Fixer:
Mohammed Shahidullah
Refugee Camp Fixer:
Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Field Production Assistant:
Arjeeta Dutta
Sound Assistant:
Md. Farid Hossain

Dit/Edit Assistants

Oronnok Prithibi
Redwan Sarker
Patrick Coackley
Natasa Jandric

Translators

Nepal Chakma
Mustafa Kamal
Manab Mitra Chakma
Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Sanjita Majumder
Nitin Debnath
Mk Muhib
Zahra Nusrat
Writtika Hossain
Archive Researcher / Translation Assistance:
Riad Arfin
Jnr Production Assistant:
Sapphire Medeema
Stills Photographer:
Mumit M
Graphics:
Pomona Pictures

Archive

Pond 5
Unhcr
Iucn
Arakan Army
Jamuna Tv
Ro Yassin Abdumonab
Saikat Mojumder
Local Co-Production:
Lagvelki
Lagvelki Production Coordinator:
Jarin Tasnim
Lagvelki Producer:
Md Shariful Islam

With Thanks To

Bangladesh Forest Department
The Office of The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner - IUCN Bangladesh UNHCR and IOM
And The Families Of
Shonamia
Kencharam
Yousuf