Leah and Purity are rangers in the Kenyan bushland. They roam around Amboseli National Park every day to track down wildlife. The Maasai shepherds also have their villages here. Conflicts can hardly be avoided. The young women are often called to missions to mediate or comfort. The two Maasai women themselves have to fight against discrimination
Cinematography
Amboseli's elephants framed like ancient gods against Kilimanjaro.
Direction
Palmigiana never exoticizes — just watches these women work.
Director
Silvia Palmigiano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maasai women traditionally cannot own land; becoming rangers grants them legal status in spaces that legally exclude them.
Amboseli's elephant population has actually grown under community ranger programs like this — proof that 'traditional' and 'conservation' aren't enemies when women lead the table.
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