Taylor Swift’s Latest Music Vid – Shot in Botswana – to Benefit African Wildlife
The profits of Taylor Swift’s latest music video “Wildest Dreams,” which debuted at the Video Music Awards (VMA) Awards on Sunday – and has already been viewed 14 million times – will go to African conservation. The money garnered by the video will go to the Africa Parks of America organisation, which partners with governments throughout Africa […]
The profits of Taylor Swift’s latest music video “Wildest Dreams,” which debuted at the Video Music Awards (VMA) Awards on Sunday – and has already been viewed 14 million times – will go to African conservation.
The money garnered by the video will go to the Africa Parks of America organisation, which partners with governments throughout Africa to handle the management of parks like Akagera in Rwanda, Garamba in Congo, and Zakouma in Chad.
In the safari-esque video for her new album “1989,” Swift dons khaki a la Isak Dinesen (of ‘Out of Africa’) for a faux shoot of a movie in the 1950s opposite Clint Eastwood’s son, Scott.
The video was mostly shot around Maun, Botswana, although Swift’s scenes were added in later on. Shooting only finished last week, just in time for the VMA.
“We commend and salute Taylor Swift for her personal decision to benefit African wildlife with all proceeds of this music video going to the African Parks Foundation,” said Barclay Stenner of Luxury Safari Expeditions, who were involved in the shoot. So was Ride Botswana.
The elephant scenes were shot at Meno a Kwena.