Name: Dave K Review Date: 6/1/2011 10:51 am Rating:
Kadoma THE BEST kayaking film I have ever seen! In Kadoma, Ben Stookesberry does an incredible job of documenting the EPIC-LY beautiful and powerful waters of the Congo River Basin, as well as capturing the Essence of Hendri Coetzee who died during the making of the film. I would highly suggest this film to any paddler, because the story of Hendri is something we can all learn and be inspired by, the videographer and score are brilliant, this is a video that will last the test of time!!!
Kadoma follows world renowned kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic as Hendri Coetzee guides them towards a 1000-mile first descent into the mighty Congo Basin.
Hendri Coetzee is a modern legend in the annals of African exploration, He walked nearly a thousand miles of Tanzanian coastline and led the first team down the entire length of the Nile through war-torn Sudan all the way to the Mediterranean. Calling the Nile's source at Lake Victoria home, he was well known and loved by the local people. On the eastern side of the river, they called him Kadoma for his bravery in the face of a river they fear and respect greatly. Along the western bank, locals speaking a different dialect call out the same name, but with a different meaning - Kadoma: the little bee that travels and improves lives everywhere it goes.
On Hendri's final expedition, he takes us on a journey of mind and heart through parts of Africa seldom seen, where his own words will always ring true: "Some of the things that we're about to witness are so intense and horrible that they should stop the show," Hendri said, "but they don't. People still laugh and dance. Yes the bad things happen, but so do the good things, the amazing things, and the show goes on."
