Watch award-winning filmmaker Neil Curry's 'It's Everyone's Business' and 'Survival of the Fattest' | Free Access
Wed, 29 Apr
|Die Dorpshuis Calitzdorp
These two remarkable nature documentaries by Neil Curry focus on the survival of succulents and the unique floral heritage of South Africa, particularly in the Karoo region. The films aim to educate and encourage people to take a stand to protect the environment.
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29 Apr 2026, 18:00 – 21:00
Die Dorpshuis Calitzdorp, 4 Van Riebeek St, Calitzdorp, 6660, South Africa
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THIS IS A FREE ACCESS EVENT. The price will reflect as R0 at the checkout.
When Neil Curry became involved with the newly established GCBR – the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve - which was eventually recognized by UNESCO, as the largest biosphere reserve in South Africa - covering virtually the whole of the Little Karoo, with Calitzdorp more or less at its centre - making a film about it was, as they say, a no-brainer!
The message was to show how the community could deal with the issues of farming, industry and eco-tourism, in an ecologically rich but water-scarce area. The title of the film: “It’s Everybody’s Business”, reflects this core message.
The second film: “Survival of the Fattest” - with its cheeky nod to Charles Darwin - was inspired by a slide presentation by a good friend Of Neil, Frans Noltee. Frans is an internationally acknowledged expert on succule…