DESERT OF THE MISTS

The Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world, stretches for nearly 2000 kilometers along the southwest coast of Africa. Despite its extreme aridity, life persists with ingenious creatures and plants. The narrator, accompanied by Christophe and Japhet, explores the splendors of the Namib, encountering the Himba people, wild animals, and grandiose landscapes. Their adventure reveals the adaptation strategies of fauna and flora in this spectacular desert

  • Cristiana Bontemps
    Director
  • Cristiana Bontemps
    Writer
  • Cristiana Grillo-Bontemps
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Le Désert des Brumes
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Travel
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 17, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Monaco
  • Country of Filming:
    Namibia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Cristiana Bontemps

Cristiana Bontemps is a diver and traveler, creator of short films and documentaries about nature and wildlife. Her goal is to raise awareness about the need to protect nature and animal species.
She began her career as a filmmaker in 2008 with the underwater film Tiny Wonders of North Sulawesi, which was awarded at the prestigious Antibes World Festival of Underwater Images. Several other films about the underwater world followed:
• Rendez-vous at Gladden Split (2009)
• Harry the Hairy (2012)
• The Enchanting World of Corals (2013)
• Giants of Cenderawasih (2014)
In 2014, Cristiana discovered the Arctic. Captivated by this endangered world, she dedicated several years to exploring it. From 2014 to 2019, she conducted more than ten expeditions, bringing back hundreds of hours of footage that testify to the urgency of preserving this magnificent and fragile environment. All this work gave new meaning to her life and led to the creation of the film Arctic Encounters (2021).
In recent years, she has focused on discovering other fragile ecosystems around the world, such as Pantanal and Patagonia. Today, she introduces Desert of the Mists, a film about the Namib desert.

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I am an enthusiast creator of documentaries and short films about nature and the underwater world. My goal is to shares my love of nature, wild animals, and unspoiled landscapes through my movies, and to raise awareness of the need to protect all of those natural wonders.