FILMS
THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS BORDERS
Reza sets off on an epic journey along Africa’s most volatile and dangerous borders to discover the lives of those who live there. Taking the audience on a visually stunning journey across the continent, Reza explores nations devastated by war and terrorism, and unearths the life-and-death consequences that climate change has wrought upon the land. Tracking across eight nations in the Sahelian belt, Reza discovers enduring traditions, religious diversity and extraordinary landscapes. This four part series is out on Amazon Prime now.
TRANSAMAZONICA
“Transamazonica” is a revelatory account of the 21st century Amazon, exposing with insight and emotion the very real dangers which the area currently faces.
The 6-part documentary series was premiered at prime time on CBC in Canada and since then has been broadcast by Aljazeera, Fox, TVB and TVN.
The feature film has been selected as part of the official selection for Docs Without Borders and the International Road Movie Film Festival. Continue Reading >>
KAPP TO CAPE
“Kapp to Cape”, the 4-part TV series, was aired worldwide on Fox Channel, Outside TV, YLE and various other networks internationally. The film was listed in the official selection of the prestigious Busan International Film Festival, and was shown at other adventure film festivals around the world.
In 2013, Reza teamed up with Steven Pawley in an attempt to set the World Record for the Fastest Bicycle Journey from Nordkapp in the Arctic Circle to Cape Town in South Africa. Continue Reading >>
FROM RUSSIA TO IRAN; CROSSING THE WILD FRONTIERS
Reza joined fellow adventurer Levison Wood on the last leg of his 6000-mile journey through the Caucasus Mountains in Iran.
They trekked across Lake Urmia, once one of the largest salt lakes in the world. Travelling via the ancient Valley of the Assassins, they reached Tehran and caught a lift through town with a biker gang.
From Tehran, they faced the Alborz mountains, a mighty range that they needed to cross in order to reach the Caspian Sea and the end of their journey. Continue Reading >>
CYCLING SAHARA
Reza set out to cross the Sahara, by bicycle. The journey became one of survival as he cycled, solo, through the largest desert in the world, through sandstorms, searing heat and hunger, only to find the humanity of the Tuareg people. Continue Reading >>
THE GREAT GREEN HOPE
The Sahelian belt spanning the width of Africa, just below the Sahara Desert and the front line of climate change. The film is aimed at disseminating the life-and-death consequences that climate change has brought upon the land, where desertification has contributed to the greatest internal migration ever witnessed on this planet. The people of the Sahel have come together to grow an 8000km green wall consist of thousands of trees and plants to stop desertification and to bring life back to the Sahel. Reza followed The Great Green Wall route to document this incredible initiative and to see the results of a burgeoning, pan-African movement.
CHAD: A HUMANETARIAN CATASTROPHE
In partnership with Oxfam and The United Nations, Reza travelled to Chad to document the lives of various indigenous tribes that have remained untouched by the modern world, and reveals how their existence has come under significant threat by the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad area. Continue Reading >>