🎬 Special screening: MASHATU, LAND OF LEOPARDS

📅 Friday 14 November 2025
🕚 6:30 PM

📍 Alliance Française du Cap – 155 Loop Street, Cape Town

🎞️ French version with English subtitles.

The Alliance Française du Cap invites you to a special screening in support of The Bridge Orphanage:
Mashatu – Land of Leopards (Mashatu, terre de léopards), a captivating 52-minute wildlife documentary.

With Special Guests

– Film director, Julien Naar

– Leopard ecologists Dr Marine Drouilly and Dr Gareth Mann (Panthera)

Film summary

On the dusty plains of southern Africa lies Mashatu, one of the last strongholds of free roaming leopards.  Here a mother has just given birth, and she’ll do anything to protect her young. But this world is heating up and crumbling, creating new enemies who are merciless and unexpected. A leopard war is about to break out. By closely following  a family of leopards for three years, we captured some rare glimpses into their private lives, revealing unprecedented behaviors.

Awards and achievements

🏆Best Screenplay at Namur International Film festival (FRANCE)

🏆Best Scientific Perspective at Gran Paradiso International Film Festival (ITALY)

🥇Official Selection at Ménigoute International Film festival (FRANCE)

FILM CREW

Directed by: Julien Naar

Cinematography by: Wim Vorster, and Magdel Vorster

Edited by: Laurent Frapat

Original Score by: Stéphane Lopez

Produced by: Floran Sax / ZED for France Télévisions, National Geographic & RTS.

🕕 Programme

18h30 — Welcome drinks & snacks (finger food available for sale in support of The Bridge Orphanage)
19h30 — Introductions by Gaël Corrignan (AF Director), and presentation of The Bridge Orphanage, by Céline Gimenez.
20h00 — Screening of Mashatu – Land of Leopards (52 min)
21h00 — Q&A session with the film director and leopard ecologist

🎟️ Free entry – Space is limited, bookings essential:
📧RSVP to book a spot at 👉culture@afcapetown.co.za
💰 Cash or SnapScan donations to The Bridge orphanage encouraged, age limit: 8 years old

👉watch the trailer here

🍸 Cashless bar hosted by Alliance Française du Cap