The Last Ranger

The Last Ranger is set in South Africa's Eastern Cape, at a wildlife reserve where rhinoceros poaching threatens local animal populations. The short film was directed by Cindy Lee and connects its fictional story to the real poaching crisis in South Africa.

The film follows a young girl and a female game ranger whose visit to a wildlife reserve brings them into a confrontation with rhinoceros poachers. The story links personal growth with the urgent themes of wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts.

While the characters are fictional, the film draws directly on the ongoing rhino poaching crisis in South Africa, where rhino horn trafficking has devastated wild populations. The Eastern Cape reserves depicted in the film are real sites of conservation and anti-poaching work.

The Last Ranger has screened at international film festivals with a focus on environmental and conservation-themed cinema. I do not have confident details about specific awards it may have won, but its subject matter aligns with the wildlife film festival circuit.