Natasha Illum Berg is on a quest following the sky paths of birds from Sweden to Asia & Africa 100 years after her famous grandfather Bengt Berg did the same.
About 100 years ago, Natasha’s grandfather, Dr. Bengt Berg, made an epic journey from Sweden to Africa, and up and down the White Nile to find the southern most point of the Eurasian (or common) crane’s migration. He wrote the best selling book “With the Cranes to Africa” and made a documentary film about his … Continue reading Following the Cranes to Ethiopia
Unlike the birds, our journey is cumbersome. We drive 1500 kilometers through dry Tanzania in an old Land Cruiser that can only do 80 kilometres an hour down hill. We plod along on hot tarmac highways, and jarring dirt roads, as we try to hone into the area of the Shoebill stork. We are hectic, hot … Continue reading Tanzania Expedition
Officially our African expedition to find the Shoebill Stork begins! This is the handsome fellow we are after. This photo was taken almost 100 years ago by Natasha’s grandfather Dr. Bengt Berg in South Sudan – and because we can’t go to South Sudan for obvious reasons – we are going to the next best place … Continue reading Quest to find the Extraordinary Shoebill – Tanzania
Skypaths began production in May 2015, starting at Eriksberg, Sweden. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Kire Godal – Skypaths follows Natasha Illum Berg, a writer & conservationist, who has lived in East Africa for over 20 years. Told from Natasha’s poetic, powerful & provocative perspective; this film is a thoughtful quest – seeking answers about man’s place in nature under our planet’s invisible net of bird sky paths. Natasha … Continue reading Skypaths begins filming in Sweden
