The Freedom Corridor Ep2

As the elephant incursions into their territory increase, a farmer, a refugee and a forest ranger struggle to live with the wild elephant population which is trapped by the world’s largest refugee camp. Part two of a two part documentary series for Channel News Asia.

The Freedom Corridor Ep2

The Freedom Corridor Ep2

Trapped by the world’s largest refugee camp, the wild elephants of Southern Bangladesh are unable to make their yearly migration to feed in Myanmar in the dry winter months. When an ambitious plan to open their corridor stalls, a Bengali forest ranger, a Chakma farmer and a Rohingya refugee must find new ways to deal with the hungry animals that frequently invade their farms.

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