Synopsis

This is an extraordinary tale of two infant elephants battling to survive their most vulnerable first six months within the oldest desert landscape imaginable. The Desert Elephants of Namibia endured a devastating period of poaching in the 1980s. Now, as this most imperiled elephant population slowly rebuilds, each new calf represents an irreplaceable hope. Himba and Dusty are born during a year of relative abundance, yet when the ephemeral rivers that sustain them vanish beneath the sand, their