Dust
Staub
In Botswana, where the Okavango Delta fades into the Kalahari, water and desert clash in a yearly cycle of abundance and loss. Along Africa's longest zebra migration, herds, predators and desert survivors depend on the fleeting lifeline of the Boteti River. Elephants, lions and hyenas converge as shrinking water forces dangerous encounters, while thousands of zebras must choose between starvation and a perilous journey to the Makgadikgadi salt pans. When rains arrive, the desert briefly transforms, flamingos flood the pans and life surges, before heat returns and the cycle begins again. Combining cinematic spectacle with intimate storytelling, "Dust" explores resilience, climate and survival in a rapidly changing world.