What's inside this crater in Madagascar?

Thanks so much for watching! This video was a massive collaboration over the course of several months, and there was so much material we couldn’t fit into the final piece. For an extended look at the interviews with the people living in and around the mountain, check out this bonus video: https://youtu.be/YIOon-drZhE

We loved to shoot this episode ❤ Immense gratitude goes to @Vox for not only amplifying the voices of the resilient people of Ambohiby but also providing them with the means to tell their extraordinary story. It's an honor to witness their greatness and courage, deserving the spotlight and attention they've received. Moreover, the opportunity granted to name Anosibe properly stands as a testament to the significance of their culture and heritage. Through this act, their narrative gains even more depth, resonating powerfully with the world and ensuring their legacy endures with its rightful name. From Madagascar with love ❤

I would like to thank VOX for having contacted us to carry out the descent and filming on Ambohiby. It wasn't an easy task, especially for me as a fixer, but with good preparation and the right team, the result speaks for itself. Thanks also to Lalie Rabeharison for the collaboration. Looking forward to the next project.

Imagine moving to the most remote place you could find to escape everyone and then you end up on the internet.

One of the most touching pieces I have seen this year. It is like a whole investigation behind one of those random questions you ask yourself at 2am on a work night while mindlessly roaming through the internet. This is the dream of every geography nerd that just likes to browse through Google Maps. Congratulations to Vox and the whole Malagasy team on the ground, really a beautiful story.

This is the type of video essays/documentary I love: "I saw something cool on google earth and wanted to learn more about it"

It is suddenly eye-opening to see that there are places beyond our narrow vision. Kudos to the team for this great piece. Deserves awards.

the fact that this content is free on youtube is amazing

I watched this video and then immediately searched the village in Google Map. It is so beautiful. Huge respects to everyone involved in bringing spotlight to this village.

Hope the villagers don't face any negative consequences due to this video. Surprisingly, this has not been addressed in the video. And at the time of writing (9 hours after the upload), none of the top comments are expressing any concern about this. Just to be clear, there are a ton of negative consequences that could arise from this. The worst is they might get thrown out of that land because they don't own it.

As a malagasy, I can’t express how grateful I am for this amazing piece of work; respectful, thoroughly researched, beautifully filmed, written and edited. I rarely get to come across such high quality content about my country by accident and I can say without exaggeration that all of the effort put into this video sincerely touches me. Thank you!

Excellent job y'all. No politics, no drama, just good old fashion storytelling with facts. Very nice, thank you.

Well done! I wish there could be a REAL DOCUMENTARY like this, for most of the remote unknown places on earth. Really, THANK YOU for all this work. THANK YOU!

What an amazing story and incredible journalism. Hats off to Christophe and everyone involved in the production of this video. I found myself tearing up when the village elder talked about how proud he was of his produce. Hopefully, they can get some better roads to the area soon.

As a geographer I can tell you this video is absolutely incredible. What you did is something a geographer would love to do, the extensive research on aiming to a group of people and trying to understand why they ended up there in such a unique place is something very few would do. I'm glad your curiosity and vox let you do it. Kudos to the entire team and greetings to those friends in Anosibe Ambohiby.

Coming back to this channel made me remember why I was so fascinated by this channel and documentary in general, so much so that I wanted to make videos like this.

I am sad about the possibility that more people might disturb this wonderful village now. Pls. Leave them in peace

I hope and pray that no one causes trouble for these beautiful villagers after this documentary because it looks like not a lot of people knew about their existence. I pray that they continue living in this beautiful secret haven without any interference from the outside world.

This is the kind of investigative journalism we so rarely see anymore amidst social media and the 24 hour news cycle. It took you literally months to put this story together, all arising from one moment of curiosity, and every second of the result was worth it. More of this, please.

This was so amazing! It gives me goosebumps when they found the village! Thank you so much for doing this video!