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TROPHY

By Shaul SCHWARZ

Completed 2017

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2017

U.S. Documentaries

- Year of production
- 2017
- Countries
- USA
- Duration
- 108 mn
- Director(s)
- Shaul SCHWARZ
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-960C-0000-N-0000-0000-5
- Synopsis
- Endangered African species like elephants, rhinos, and lions march closer to extinction each year. Their devastating decline is fueled by a global desire to consume and collect these majestic animals. Trophy investigates the powerhouse businesses of big game hunting, breeding, and wildlife conservation. Through the eyes of impassioned individuals who drive these industries, filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau grapple with the complex consequences of imposing economic value on animals. What are the ethical implications of treating animals as commodities? Does breeding, farming, and hunting offer some of the few remaining options to conserve these species before it's too late?
  
  Shaul Schwarz (Narco Cultura, 2013 Sundance Film Festival) has never been a filmmaker who sees the world in black and white. Embracing the gray areas that make for a multifaceted assessment of big game hunting and the industries that support it, Trophy will spark fierce debate as it digs deeper to examine the state of our planet and the conscience of humanity.