{"id":15786,"date":"2022-04-07T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/?p=15786"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:12:05","slug":"crossing-the-worlds-most-dangerous-borders-with-reza-pakravan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/crossing-the-worlds-most-dangerous-borders-with-reza-pakravan\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing the world\u2019s most dangerous borders with filmmaker Reza Pakravan"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h2 id=\"reza-pakravan-is-an-explorer-f\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">Reza Pakravan is an explorer, filmmaker and writer who hosts Amazon Prime&#8217;s The World&#8217;s Most Dangerous Borders. He has also produced and presented series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic Society and Al Jazeera.<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"he-is-a-fellow-of-the-royal-ge\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, a recipient of the Explorer Award from the Scientific Exploration Society and a featured contributor to The Outdoor Journal and Travel Africa Magazine.<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15789 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_50F94BA9-6D2C-402D-8ED7-FD2A3F011C80_1_105_c-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p>During the filming of season one of The World&#8217;s Most Dangerous Borders, Reza and his crew were detained by security forces after attempting to cross the border between Chad and the Darfur region of Sudan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_15790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15790\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/thumbnail_Danakil-Depression-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danakil Depression<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/945E1752-69CE-4271-9677-11882EF5F70F_1_105_c-560x420.jpeg 560w, 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