In the small, arid, uninhabited island of Raso lives a unique bird, the Raso lark. Believed to have rapidly disappeared from other islands of the Cape Verde archipelago after settlement, it is today the main concern of a team of scientists committed to preventing its extinction.

 

Having first heard about this new conservation project through the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) in late 2012, we decided to join NGO's Biosfera 1 and SPEA and document their work. One crowdfunding campaign, 6 weeks of filming and a few months of post-production later, "The Desert Islands" is a 30-minute film about the unique ecosystem located just shouth of São Vicente and the efforts underway to preserve it. Entirely based on volunteer work, It was only made possible thanks to the generosity of 100 people who contributed to our crowdfunding campaign and to a dedicated team of creatives who collaborated with us during post-production.

 

To everyone who helped us achieve it, we send out our warmest thank you!