Back to the Mara by Andrea Wise

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Back to the Mara

Copyright Andrea Wise 2025

Updated Apr 2020

Topics Featured Film, Videos

Filmmakers Marvi Lacar and Benjamin Lowy often take their two sons on the road to feed their curiosity. In “Back to the Mara,” they introduce the boys to the country that inspired their professional collaboration over ten years ago. This time around, and with the sponsorship from NatGeo Wild, Kaleb, 7 and Mateo, 9, led the way. The parents had front row seats to the boys’ exploration and discovery. The boys who are incessant, curious and talkative, asked about nature, life and everything else in between.

Writer & Director: Marvi Lacar
Cinematographers: Benjamin Lowy & Marvi Lacar
Editor: Andrea Wise
Sound Design and Mix: Alan Friedman
Color Grading: Benjamin Lowy
Safari Guide: John Kipas Manie
Maasai Guide: Eliah Leteipa Keis
Inquisitive Child: Mateo Lowy
Incessant Child: Kaleb Lowy
Music: Foreign Soil by Bred, Triple Scoop

Gold, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Budget Under $100K
Gold, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Writing
Gold, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Cinematography
Silver, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Directing
Silver, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Children
Silver, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Travel/Tourism
Bronze, Telly Awards | Branded Content, Humor

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