It was recently shared with me that GLP Films has partnered with National Geographic to create human-interest and travel films for the National Geographic digital networks.
GLP Films is a company which you may have possibly never heard of, but have more than likely seen or heard about one of their more than 100 award-winning travel and sustainability films, such as the Sustainable Tourism in Mexico series.
This is incredible for many reasons, but for me, the most important reason to follow this partnership and watch these films, is that we will be able to see for the first time stories that have never been told in a short format and available online.
As it is the case with all of the GLP Films, these stories will connect us with people, places and issues that are important for us to learn about and possibly get more involved with.
The films that have been completed through the GLP Films & National Geographic partnership include:
- World’s Most Dangerous Road? (Bolivia, 3:45) – Bolivia’s perilous, one-lane Yungas Road has claimed many lives during its time, earning its moniker and inviting adventurers to experience its mysticism, complex cultural history, and death-defying mountain bike tours. .
- This Hotel is Made Entirely of Salt (Bolivia, 3:11) – Award-winning luxury salt hotel Luna Salada attracts travelers to the world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, and is built almost entirely from the area’s most abundant resource.
- The Most Nutritious Grain You’ve Never Heard Of (Senegal, 4:40) -- Heralded as the “new quinoa” or super food, fonio has drought-resistant, protein rich and gluten-free qualities, making it a power player in the fight to end poverty and world hunger.
- Visit a Village on an Island Made of Shells (Senegal, 2:59) -- Created over 300 years ago, Fadiouth, better known as Shell Island, rose from the Sine-Saloum Delta as an island created sustainably by discarded mollusk shells, and serves as a common ground for religious tolerance.
- A Toilet Fascination Leads to Social Change (India, 3:59) -- One man’s frustration with India’s exclusive Caste system and his personal fascination with toilets is changing India’s health and sanitation landscape.
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Ana Lydia
