Film Premiere in Tana

Started in 2004, the documentary film Voyage of the Vezo, produced by Digital Development Communications was finally shown to the public earlier this year in Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar. The Vezo (VEHzu) are the costal society of southwest Madagascar whose relationship with the ocean has dramatically fallen out of balance over the past last decades. The film follows a fisherman who embarks on a voyage for 100 kilometers north of his home in Ifaty. Sailing from village to village, he meets shark fishermen, sea turtle hunters, veterans and rookies. As he sails along virgin coastal landscapes, and over the crystal waters of the 4th largest coral reef in the world, his experience provides an intimate view of Vezo society and its delicate relationship with the Tulear Barrier Reef.

Check out the Voyage of the Vezo Official Website to see samples of the movie and learn more about the project.