Sunday, September 27
Evening Screenings
7:00 – 10:00, Explorer Room This Wild Life (Ep. 4) BBC Introduced by Susanna Handslip, Saba Douglas-Hamilton & Frank Pope An Elephant’s Tale: The Matriarch (Finalist, Educational/Institutional & Short-Short), Wildlife Conservation Society Power of Nature: Elephants (Finalist, Short-Short) BBC Earth Productions Rally the Herd PSA Competition Finalists Independent Filmmakers Jenna Wilcox, Lissette Cruess and Vladimir Van Maule National Geographic Explorer: Warlords of Ivory National Geographic Studios, followed by Talkback Session with Katie Carpenter, Everwild Media Bryan Christy, National Geographic John Heminway, Everwild Media JJ Kelley, National Geographic Television Brooke Runnette, National Geographic Studios |
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Monday, September 28
Secret Garden: Spring Awakening (Special Jury Nominee)
10:00 - 11:00, Antelope 2
The garden has long epitomized paradise, and many of us derive great pleasure in creating our own Garden of Eden. With the help of nature, we fashion a world of beguiling scents and colors. But many of the creatures that live here go unnoticed, leading secretive and mysterious lives. Small field voles make a network of tunnels under the vegetable plot, and a shy weasel hides in the woodpile. Mason bees wallpaper their nest with colorful petals, and tiny ants form partnerships with some of our most gorgeous flowers. As winter gives way to spring and summer, this program reveals in stunning detail the beauty and intimate moments of our garden residents.
Your Inner Fish, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
12:00 - 1:00, Antelope 2
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today? This cutting-edge scientific adventure reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is the story of life on Earth, and the legacy of our animal ancestors that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Based on the best-selling book by Neil Shubin. Episode Two: key events in our evolutionary saga began about 250 million years ago when ferocious, reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth started the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. Our reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including our skin, teeth and ears.
Life Story, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
12:00 - 1:00, Wapiti 2
"Life Story" takes us on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life. It’s a journey of six crucial stages: growing up, becoming independent, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent. It brings a new level of storytelling to the landmark genre, creating an experience that is both intimate and intense. We follow the struggles and triumphs of individual animals, drawing the viewer into their worlds, to sense the danger, the challenges and the decisions they must face. "Life Story" is the first landmark to be filmed at 4K (ultra-high definition), offering unprecedented image quality.
Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (Special Jury Nomination)
1:30 - 2:30, Antelope 2
New state of the art spy creatures with cameras for eyes, including spy dolphin, spy n nautilus, spy turtle uncover the secret life of the cleverest animal in the ocean. Following the story of a newborn bottlenose dolphin and other dolphin species including the orca they show what it’s like to grow up in a dolphin pod - experiencing never before seen animal gatherings, hunting with sonar, making friends, having fun, wooing the ladies with seaweed and how to deal with enemies.
Hidden Kingdoms, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
1:30 - 2:30, Wapiti 2
"Hidden Kingdoms" vividly brings the dramas of the world's smaller creatures to life. By doing so, it also reveals biology and behavior – and a whole miniature world - in an insightful new way. In a series which could be described as 'Pixar, meets Honey I Shrunk the Kids, meets Planet Earth' the series combined the very best wildlife filmmaking techniques with a touch of movie-making magic to create dramatized natural history stories based on rigorous science with a fresh and distinctive style. This approach broke down barriers and reached a wide audience.
Sirocco & 16 Legs (Emerging Filmmaker)
3:00 - 3:45, Antelope 2
Sirocco - There are only 125 Kakapo parrots left on planet Earth today. So few, that all of them have been individually named. And one name is world famous – Sirocco. A parrot so popular, that the government of New Zealand gave him a job. "Sirocco – How a Dud Became a Stud", is the delightful rags-to-riches story of a bird that shot to superstardom.
16 Legs - Giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates seek kinky love in the dark, and a biologist and a cameraman put everything on the line to catch them in the act. At 7 inches, the Tasmanian Cave Spider is a holdover from the first age of the dinosaurs with a very kinky love life. The quirks of over 200 million years of evolution are shown via a 24-year research project and 2 years of subterranean filming of arachnid love. "16 Legs: Spider Love" looks at the challenge, humor and science of capturing something never before filmed, against all the odds!
Educational Finalists (Educational)
3:00 - 3:45, Wapiti 2
An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch - Elephants - so different in form, yet with an inner life that rivals our own. This short video tells the tale of a single elephant, but provides powerful testimony to the experience of the species as a whole at this crucial moment in their existence. Together, we must not be generation that allows elephants to disappear.
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom: A Conservation Story - Conservation International’s Dr. M. Sanjayan travels to South East Asia to visit the set of Disneynature “Monkey Kingdom” and explore the conservation issues facing wildlife and habitats across the region. We discover how human populations are increasingly encroaching on natural habitats, and reveal the practical ways that conservationists are protecting forests in order to build a better future where animal and human populations can live side by side.
Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds - In this film paleontologist Julia Clarke takes us on a journey to uncover the evidence that birds descended from dinosaurs. The discovery of Archaeopteryx in a quarry in Germany in the early 1860s provided the first clue that birds descended from reptiles. But what kind of reptile? In the last 40 years, scientists have identified many shared features between birds and two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs called theropods. The film illustrates many of the practices of science, including asking important questions, formulating and testing hypotheses, analyzing and interpreting evidence, and revising explanations as new evidence becomes available.
Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods - One of the most exciting discoveries in the long history of fossil exploration is Tiktaalik, a creature with a mix of features common to fish and four-legged animals, or tetrapods. Starring University of Chicago paleontologist and award-winning author Neil Shubin, the film provides a first-hand account of the painstaking search for Tiktaalik. What made the discovery of Tiktaalik's fossil so compelling is that it, along with the series of species that existed before and after, illuminates key evolutionary steps in the transition of life from water to land.
10:00 - 11:00, Antelope 2
The garden has long epitomized paradise, and many of us derive great pleasure in creating our own Garden of Eden. With the help of nature, we fashion a world of beguiling scents and colors. But many of the creatures that live here go unnoticed, leading secretive and mysterious lives. Small field voles make a network of tunnels under the vegetable plot, and a shy weasel hides in the woodpile. Mason bees wallpaper their nest with colorful petals, and tiny ants form partnerships with some of our most gorgeous flowers. As winter gives way to spring and summer, this program reveals in stunning detail the beauty and intimate moments of our garden residents.
Your Inner Fish, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
12:00 - 1:00, Antelope 2
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today? This cutting-edge scientific adventure reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is the story of life on Earth, and the legacy of our animal ancestors that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Based on the best-selling book by Neil Shubin. Episode Two: key events in our evolutionary saga began about 250 million years ago when ferocious, reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth started the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. Our reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including our skin, teeth and ears.
Life Story, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
12:00 - 1:00, Wapiti 2
"Life Story" takes us on the greatest of all adventures - the journey through life. It’s a journey of six crucial stages: growing up, becoming independent, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent. It brings a new level of storytelling to the landmark genre, creating an experience that is both intimate and intense. We follow the struggles and triumphs of individual animals, drawing the viewer into their worlds, to sense the danger, the challenges and the decisions they must face. "Life Story" is the first landmark to be filmed at 4K (ultra-high definition), offering unprecedented image quality.
Dolphins - Spy in the Pod (Special Jury Nomination)
1:30 - 2:30, Antelope 2
New state of the art spy creatures with cameras for eyes, including spy dolphin, spy n nautilus, spy turtle uncover the secret life of the cleverest animal in the ocean. Following the story of a newborn bottlenose dolphin and other dolphin species including the orca they show what it’s like to grow up in a dolphin pod - experiencing never before seen animal gatherings, hunting with sonar, making friends, having fun, wooing the ladies with seaweed and how to deal with enemies.
Hidden Kingdoms, Episode 2 (Limited Series)
1:30 - 2:30, Wapiti 2
"Hidden Kingdoms" vividly brings the dramas of the world's smaller creatures to life. By doing so, it also reveals biology and behavior – and a whole miniature world - in an insightful new way. In a series which could be described as 'Pixar, meets Honey I Shrunk the Kids, meets Planet Earth' the series combined the very best wildlife filmmaking techniques with a touch of movie-making magic to create dramatized natural history stories based on rigorous science with a fresh and distinctive style. This approach broke down barriers and reached a wide audience.
Sirocco & 16 Legs (Emerging Filmmaker)
3:00 - 3:45, Antelope 2
Sirocco - There are only 125 Kakapo parrots left on planet Earth today. So few, that all of them have been individually named. And one name is world famous – Sirocco. A parrot so popular, that the government of New Zealand gave him a job. "Sirocco – How a Dud Became a Stud", is the delightful rags-to-riches story of a bird that shot to superstardom.
16 Legs - Giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates seek kinky love in the dark, and a biologist and a cameraman put everything on the line to catch them in the act. At 7 inches, the Tasmanian Cave Spider is a holdover from the first age of the dinosaurs with a very kinky love life. The quirks of over 200 million years of evolution are shown via a 24-year research project and 2 years of subterranean filming of arachnid love. "16 Legs: Spider Love" looks at the challenge, humor and science of capturing something never before filmed, against all the odds!
Educational Finalists (Educational)
3:00 - 3:45, Wapiti 2
An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch - Elephants - so different in form, yet with an inner life that rivals our own. This short video tells the tale of a single elephant, but provides powerful testimony to the experience of the species as a whole at this crucial moment in their existence. Together, we must not be generation that allows elephants to disappear.
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom: A Conservation Story - Conservation International’s Dr. M. Sanjayan travels to South East Asia to visit the set of Disneynature “Monkey Kingdom” and explore the conservation issues facing wildlife and habitats across the region. We discover how human populations are increasingly encroaching on natural habitats, and reveal the practical ways that conservationists are protecting forests in order to build a better future where animal and human populations can live side by side.
Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds - In this film paleontologist Julia Clarke takes us on a journey to uncover the evidence that birds descended from dinosaurs. The discovery of Archaeopteryx in a quarry in Germany in the early 1860s provided the first clue that birds descended from reptiles. But what kind of reptile? In the last 40 years, scientists have identified many shared features between birds and two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs called theropods. The film illustrates many of the practices of science, including asking important questions, formulating and testing hypotheses, analyzing and interpreting evidence, and revising explanations as new evidence becomes available.
Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods - One of the most exciting discoveries in the long history of fossil exploration is Tiktaalik, a creature with a mix of features common to fish and four-legged animals, or tetrapods. Starring University of Chicago paleontologist and award-winning author Neil Shubin, the film provides a first-hand account of the painstaking search for Tiktaalik. What made the discovery of Tiktaalik's fossil so compelling is that it, along with the series of species that existed before and after, illuminates key evolutionary steps in the transition of life from water to land.
Tuesday, September 29
A Sloth Named Velcro (Children's)
9:00 - 10:00, Antelope 2
In 2000, Ana Salceda, a young journalist, moved from her native Spain to explore the wilds of Panama, where she became the caregiver for a tiny orphaned baby sloth named Velcro. For two years, the two became inseparable as Ana learned how to become a successful adoptive mother to Velcro, until finally the day came for Ana to reintroduce Velcro back to the wild. This is the story of Ana’s return to the Central and South Americas to see how much has changed since Velcro came into her life. Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of scientific researchers.
Secrets of Bumblebees (Children's)
9:00 - 10:00, Wapiti 2
They are chubbier, fuzzier and more leisurely than their sisters, the bees. They are a lot less aggressive and awe-inspiring than their cousins the wasps. Compared to honey bees, these social insects have long been poorly researched, though they're at home in temperate regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere and South America. A few tropical species form colonies lasting several years, but elsewhere only the summer's new queens survive into next spring. Macro and high-speed cinematography allow us to witness their behavior, understand their biology, experience their unique abilities and leave us in awe of these droll little harbingers of spring.
Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - New Blood (Sound)
9:00 - 10:00, Moose 2
Bob and the lion team find one of the female cubs with a life-threatening wound and face a race against time to save her. A massive relocation mission is launched to bring zebra and eland - Africa’s largest antelope - back. And a surprising hero that kept Gorongosa alive after the war is discovered.
Children's Finalist Films (Children's)
10:30 - 11:15, Wapiti 2
The Marvelous Musical Report (of the Marine National Monuments) - A man mysteriously emerges from the ocean with a briefcase, on his way to deliver a report about the four Marine National Monuments of the Pacific Ocean. But his report is anything but ordinary. In fact, it is a hilarious musical tribute that showcases incredible footage from these remote, wild areas. These unique and biologically important regions are home to incredible and diverse wildlife above the waves down to the deepest trenches of the ocean. Filmed in stunning high definition, this melodious short film shows what these monuments are protecting for our future generations.
Naomi's Nightmares of Nature Series 2, Central American Coast - Naomi Wilkinson is terrified of sharks, spiders, crocodiles and things that go bump in the night. But she’s out to show children that everyone has things they are scared of and that the best thing to do is face the fear and have a go. Naomi usually discovers nothing is a scary as she first thought! The series features a wide range of sequences from thrilling adventure to emotional animal encounters. It has been well received by children who are entertained, challenged and ultimately inspired to go out and face their own worst nightmares.
The Messenger (Conservation)
10:30 - 12:00, Antelope 2
Discover a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and what it will mean to all of us on both a global and human level if we lose them.
Tiny Giants 3D (Immersive)
10:30 - 11:15, Moose 2
Tiny Giants 3D is an innovative, dramatised, natural history film focusing on the extraordinary lives of some of our planet’s smallest animals. Illustrating biologically accurate behaviour, the film uses the latest technology and a ground-breaking approach to immerse the viewer in this unique, action-packed miniature world.
Short Short Finalists (Short Shorts)
11:30 - 11:45, Wapiti 2
An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch - Elephants - so different in form, yet with an inner life that rivals our own. This short video tells the tale of a single elephant, but provides powerful testimony to the experience of the species as a whole at this crucial moment in their existence. Together, we must not be generation that allows elephants to disappear.
Power of Nature: Elephants - The tropical rainforests of Africa and Asia play a crucial role in keeping our planet healthy. They moderate our climate and absorb the carbon we produce. They even provide rain – from California to New Zealand. In this film lead scientists with The Nature Conservancy, Dr. M. Sanjayan, Dr. Valerie Kapos of the UN Environment Program, and tropical field biologist and conservationist Dr. Ian Redmond uncover the crucial role that forest elephants play in keeping these forests strong and resilient, and how elephants are the single most important player when it comes to the diversity of tree species in the rainforest.
Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camoflage - Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Now, biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have successfully bred them in captivity for the first time. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with "Deep Look", a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios.
Why Bears - The 3-minute film explains why bears make perfect conservation ambassadors. It is not for any one organization, but for anyone dedicated to bears and what they bring to the health of our planet. Our intention was to fast-track the bear conservation messaging that so many of us try to convey when talking about our work. Enjoy and share!
I Bought a Rainforest (Conservation, People & Nature)
12:30 - 1:30, Antelope 2
Wildlife cameraman, Charlie Hamilton James bought himself 100 acres of Peruvian Rainforest for 10,000 dollars. The plan was to create a buffer zone along the border of the world famous Manu National Park as a way of keeping illegal loggers out. Nine months on and the project has hit rock-bottom. Unable to secure his land because of a squatter called Elias, Charlie had planned to evict him. But having now met his family and his disabled daughter, Heidi, Charlie is fast learning that if you want to protect the rainforest you need to include the local people.
Shorts (Short Program)
12:30 - 1:15, Wapiti 2
Animated Life: Pangea - This animated short tells the story of Alfred Wegener, a German astronomer and atmospheric scientist, who came up with the idea that continents once formed a single landmass and had drifted apart. Continental drift explained why continents' shapes fit together like pieces of a puzzle and why distant continents had the same fossils. During Wegener’s time, the idea was met with hostility but after his death a large body of evidence showed that continents do indeed move. Today the theory of plate tectonics is a fundamental principle in geology.
Galapagos: Nature's Wonderland - In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, there is a paradise unlike any other: the Galapagos. Amongst these remote volcanic islands, life has played out over millions of years in relative isolation. The result is a wonderland of nature, with a remarkable collection of plants and charismatic animals that have all adapted to this unique environment. Meet giant half-ton tortoises and marine iguanas that spit sea-salt. Dance with the tropical albatrosses and hunt fishes with the colorful blue-footed boobies. Swim with tiny penguins thousands of miles away from their habitats. Narrated by Jeff Corwin, this is a story of discovery, of survival against the odds, and of nature’s ingenuity.
Return of the Cicadas - The Periodical Cicadas are unique in the insect world, they live underground for 17 years and emerge together in the billions.
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D (Immersive)
12:30 - 1:15, Moose 2
"Natural History Museum Alive" is a BAFTA winning documentary filling a lifelong dream of David Attenborough’s - to bring the incredible pantheon of the Natural History Museum’s long-extinct creatures to life. Using a groundbreaking collaboration of cutting edge science and astounding CGI, David takes us on a magical 3D journey through the museum to see the exhibits as they looked when they roamed the planet, allowing him new insights into how these creatures lived and behaved.
Short Series
1:30 - 2:15, Wapiti 2
Deep Look - See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with "Deep Look", a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios.
If Not Us Then Who? - We are exploring one key element of the climate crisis by asking a very basic question – who is protecting our forests? Forests cover almost a third of the Earth's land surface and play a major role in stemming the effects of our rapidly changing climate by absorbing an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Within these forests live traditional and indigenous people who have a deep spiritual connection and understanding of their ancestral homes. This connection is being threatened by a resource hungry modern world. As a result, the people who call the forest their home, are now engaged in a constant and frequently violent struggle. "If Not Us Then Who" communicates firsthand the unique personal stories of an inconspicuous yet vital people, as they battle to protect their lives, their cultures and our forests.
Power of Nature - The aesthetic worth of nature is easily appreciated. But it also provides vital services for humans, all free of charge. This series reveals key roles animals play in creating and sustaining our planet’s wildernesses. We discover how generations of hungry bears have helped build the largest temperate forest on Earth – providing clean water for millions. Also how elephants have been tending the world’s greatest tropical rainforests – providing rain from California to New Zealand. These are just two examples that remind us of the value of nature to our everyday lives, and how we cannot think of ourselves as separate from the natural world.
E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men (Conservation Hero, Writing)
2:00 - 3:45, Antelope 2
An exploration of the remarkable life and groundbreaking ideas of biologist E.O Wilson, founder of the discipline of sociobiology, world authority on insects and Pulitzer Prize winning writer on the subject of human nature. "E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men" is an endearing portrait of one of the great scientists and thinkers of our time.
Life Story: First Steps, Ep. 1 (Animal Behavior, Cinematography, Series)
2:30 - 3:30, Wapiti 2
In filming this series the "Life Story" team captured rare and extreme behaviors, some never recorded before, and they employed new technology to film behavior in novel ways: a barnacle goose chick’s death-defying leap 400 feet down a cliff; the moving story of an adult humpback whale blowing bubbles to protect a calf from shark attack; the long-eared jerboa surviving its first night alone in the Gobi desert – a creature so rare it’s never been filmed in the wild before. New technology floated a camera around a meerkat as it learned how to capture a scorpion.
Humpback Whales (Immersive)
2:30 - 3:15, Moose 2
Narrated by two-time Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor, "Humpback Whales" explores the world of nature’s most awe-inspiring mammals. Set in Alaska, Hawaii and Tonga, and captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D cameras, this ocean adventure offers an up-close look at how humpbacks sing, feed, play and raise their young. Found across the globe, humpbacks were nearly extinct 50 years ago, but are making a comeback. Join researchers as they find out why humpbacks are so acrobatic, why they sing, and why these 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate 10,000 miles every year. A MacGillivray Freeman film presented by Pacific Life.
Shark Girl (Special Jury, Project Impact Award)
4:00 - 5:00, Antelope 2
For 19-year-old Madison Stewart, nothing feels safer or more natural than diving straight into waters teeming with sharks. Since childhood, growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she's treated these predators as family. But they're vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. Follow Madison on her mission to protect our sharks, a battle that began when she put her studies on hold, grabbed a camera, and set out to save these incredible, misunderstood creatures.
The Secret Life of Your House (Host or Presenter-Led)
4:00 - 4:45, Wapiti 2
"The Secret Life of Your House" is a unique and entertaining natural history experiment, in which leading entomologist George McGavin deliberately infests a house with thousands of animals, which we normally think of as ‘pests’. The experiment gives us an incredible insight into the ecology that exists right under our noses, living off and around us. George thinks that these house pests are misunderstood and wants us to marvel in their glory and see what they’d get up to if we didn’t intervene. “You don’t need to go the plains of Africa to witness fascinating wildlife, it’s right here in your kitchen”, he says.
9:00 - 10:00, Antelope 2
In 2000, Ana Salceda, a young journalist, moved from her native Spain to explore the wilds of Panama, where she became the caregiver for a tiny orphaned baby sloth named Velcro. For two years, the two became inseparable as Ana learned how to become a successful adoptive mother to Velcro, until finally the day came for Ana to reintroduce Velcro back to the wild. This is the story of Ana’s return to the Central and South Americas to see how much has changed since Velcro came into her life. Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of scientific researchers.
Secrets of Bumblebees (Children's)
9:00 - 10:00, Wapiti 2
They are chubbier, fuzzier and more leisurely than their sisters, the bees. They are a lot less aggressive and awe-inspiring than their cousins the wasps. Compared to honey bees, these social insects have long been poorly researched, though they're at home in temperate regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere and South America. A few tropical species form colonies lasting several years, but elsewhere only the summer's new queens survive into next spring. Macro and high-speed cinematography allow us to witness their behavior, understand their biology, experience their unique abilities and leave us in awe of these droll little harbingers of spring.
Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - New Blood (Sound)
9:00 - 10:00, Moose 2
Bob and the lion team find one of the female cubs with a life-threatening wound and face a race against time to save her. A massive relocation mission is launched to bring zebra and eland - Africa’s largest antelope - back. And a surprising hero that kept Gorongosa alive after the war is discovered.
Children's Finalist Films (Children's)
10:30 - 11:15, Wapiti 2
The Marvelous Musical Report (of the Marine National Monuments) - A man mysteriously emerges from the ocean with a briefcase, on his way to deliver a report about the four Marine National Monuments of the Pacific Ocean. But his report is anything but ordinary. In fact, it is a hilarious musical tribute that showcases incredible footage from these remote, wild areas. These unique and biologically important regions are home to incredible and diverse wildlife above the waves down to the deepest trenches of the ocean. Filmed in stunning high definition, this melodious short film shows what these monuments are protecting for our future generations.
Naomi's Nightmares of Nature Series 2, Central American Coast - Naomi Wilkinson is terrified of sharks, spiders, crocodiles and things that go bump in the night. But she’s out to show children that everyone has things they are scared of and that the best thing to do is face the fear and have a go. Naomi usually discovers nothing is a scary as she first thought! The series features a wide range of sequences from thrilling adventure to emotional animal encounters. It has been well received by children who are entertained, challenged and ultimately inspired to go out and face their own worst nightmares.
The Messenger (Conservation)
10:30 - 12:00, Antelope 2
Discover a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and what it will mean to all of us on both a global and human level if we lose them.
Tiny Giants 3D (Immersive)
10:30 - 11:15, Moose 2
Tiny Giants 3D is an innovative, dramatised, natural history film focusing on the extraordinary lives of some of our planet’s smallest animals. Illustrating biologically accurate behaviour, the film uses the latest technology and a ground-breaking approach to immerse the viewer in this unique, action-packed miniature world.
Short Short Finalists (Short Shorts)
11:30 - 11:45, Wapiti 2
An Elephant's Tale: The Matriarch - Elephants - so different in form, yet with an inner life that rivals our own. This short video tells the tale of a single elephant, but provides powerful testimony to the experience of the species as a whole at this crucial moment in their existence. Together, we must not be generation that allows elephants to disappear.
Power of Nature: Elephants - The tropical rainforests of Africa and Asia play a crucial role in keeping our planet healthy. They moderate our climate and absorb the carbon we produce. They even provide rain – from California to New Zealand. In this film lead scientists with The Nature Conservancy, Dr. M. Sanjayan, Dr. Valerie Kapos of the UN Environment Program, and tropical field biologist and conservationist Dr. Ian Redmond uncover the crucial role that forest elephants play in keeping these forests strong and resilient, and how elephants are the single most important player when it comes to the diversity of tree species in the rainforest.
Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camoflage - Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Now, biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have successfully bred them in captivity for the first time. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with "Deep Look", a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios.
Why Bears - The 3-minute film explains why bears make perfect conservation ambassadors. It is not for any one organization, but for anyone dedicated to bears and what they bring to the health of our planet. Our intention was to fast-track the bear conservation messaging that so many of us try to convey when talking about our work. Enjoy and share!
I Bought a Rainforest (Conservation, People & Nature)
12:30 - 1:30, Antelope 2
Wildlife cameraman, Charlie Hamilton James bought himself 100 acres of Peruvian Rainforest for 10,000 dollars. The plan was to create a buffer zone along the border of the world famous Manu National Park as a way of keeping illegal loggers out. Nine months on and the project has hit rock-bottom. Unable to secure his land because of a squatter called Elias, Charlie had planned to evict him. But having now met his family and his disabled daughter, Heidi, Charlie is fast learning that if you want to protect the rainforest you need to include the local people.
Shorts (Short Program)
12:30 - 1:15, Wapiti 2
Animated Life: Pangea - This animated short tells the story of Alfred Wegener, a German astronomer and atmospheric scientist, who came up with the idea that continents once formed a single landmass and had drifted apart. Continental drift explained why continents' shapes fit together like pieces of a puzzle and why distant continents had the same fossils. During Wegener’s time, the idea was met with hostility but after his death a large body of evidence showed that continents do indeed move. Today the theory of plate tectonics is a fundamental principle in geology.
Galapagos: Nature's Wonderland - In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, there is a paradise unlike any other: the Galapagos. Amongst these remote volcanic islands, life has played out over millions of years in relative isolation. The result is a wonderland of nature, with a remarkable collection of plants and charismatic animals that have all adapted to this unique environment. Meet giant half-ton tortoises and marine iguanas that spit sea-salt. Dance with the tropical albatrosses and hunt fishes with the colorful blue-footed boobies. Swim with tiny penguins thousands of miles away from their habitats. Narrated by Jeff Corwin, this is a story of discovery, of survival against the odds, and of nature’s ingenuity.
Return of the Cicadas - The Periodical Cicadas are unique in the insect world, they live underground for 17 years and emerge together in the billions.
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive 3D (Immersive)
12:30 - 1:15, Moose 2
"Natural History Museum Alive" is a BAFTA winning documentary filling a lifelong dream of David Attenborough’s - to bring the incredible pantheon of the Natural History Museum’s long-extinct creatures to life. Using a groundbreaking collaboration of cutting edge science and astounding CGI, David takes us on a magical 3D journey through the museum to see the exhibits as they looked when they roamed the planet, allowing him new insights into how these creatures lived and behaved.
Short Series
1:30 - 2:15, Wapiti 2
Deep Look - See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with "Deep Look", a new ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios.
If Not Us Then Who? - We are exploring one key element of the climate crisis by asking a very basic question – who is protecting our forests? Forests cover almost a third of the Earth's land surface and play a major role in stemming the effects of our rapidly changing climate by absorbing an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Within these forests live traditional and indigenous people who have a deep spiritual connection and understanding of their ancestral homes. This connection is being threatened by a resource hungry modern world. As a result, the people who call the forest their home, are now engaged in a constant and frequently violent struggle. "If Not Us Then Who" communicates firsthand the unique personal stories of an inconspicuous yet vital people, as they battle to protect their lives, their cultures and our forests.
Power of Nature - The aesthetic worth of nature is easily appreciated. But it also provides vital services for humans, all free of charge. This series reveals key roles animals play in creating and sustaining our planet’s wildernesses. We discover how generations of hungry bears have helped build the largest temperate forest on Earth – providing clean water for millions. Also how elephants have been tending the world’s greatest tropical rainforests – providing rain from California to New Zealand. These are just two examples that remind us of the value of nature to our everyday lives, and how we cannot think of ourselves as separate from the natural world.
E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men (Conservation Hero, Writing)
2:00 - 3:45, Antelope 2
An exploration of the remarkable life and groundbreaking ideas of biologist E.O Wilson, founder of the discipline of sociobiology, world authority on insects and Pulitzer Prize winning writer on the subject of human nature. "E.O. Wilson - Of Ants and Men" is an endearing portrait of one of the great scientists and thinkers of our time.
Life Story: First Steps, Ep. 1 (Animal Behavior, Cinematography, Series)
2:30 - 3:30, Wapiti 2
In filming this series the "Life Story" team captured rare and extreme behaviors, some never recorded before, and they employed new technology to film behavior in novel ways: a barnacle goose chick’s death-defying leap 400 feet down a cliff; the moving story of an adult humpback whale blowing bubbles to protect a calf from shark attack; the long-eared jerboa surviving its first night alone in the Gobi desert – a creature so rare it’s never been filmed in the wild before. New technology floated a camera around a meerkat as it learned how to capture a scorpion.
Humpback Whales (Immersive)
2:30 - 3:15, Moose 2
Narrated by two-time Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor, "Humpback Whales" explores the world of nature’s most awe-inspiring mammals. Set in Alaska, Hawaii and Tonga, and captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D cameras, this ocean adventure offers an up-close look at how humpbacks sing, feed, play and raise their young. Found across the globe, humpbacks were nearly extinct 50 years ago, but are making a comeback. Join researchers as they find out why humpbacks are so acrobatic, why they sing, and why these 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate 10,000 miles every year. A MacGillivray Freeman film presented by Pacific Life.
Shark Girl (Special Jury, Project Impact Award)
4:00 - 5:00, Antelope 2
For 19-year-old Madison Stewart, nothing feels safer or more natural than diving straight into waters teeming with sharks. Since childhood, growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she's treated these predators as family. But they're vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. Follow Madison on her mission to protect our sharks, a battle that began when she put her studies on hold, grabbed a camera, and set out to save these incredible, misunderstood creatures.
The Secret Life of Your House (Host or Presenter-Led)
4:00 - 4:45, Wapiti 2
"The Secret Life of Your House" is a unique and entertaining natural history experiment, in which leading entomologist George McGavin deliberately infests a house with thousands of animals, which we normally think of as ‘pests’. The experiment gives us an incredible insight into the ecology that exists right under our noses, living off and around us. George thinks that these house pests are misunderstood and wants us to marvel in their glory and see what they’d get up to if we didn’t intervene. “You don’t need to go the plains of Africa to witness fascinating wildlife, it’s right here in your kitchen”, he says.
Wednesday, September 30
Africa's Giant Killers (Wildlife Habitat)
9:00 - 10:00, Antelope 2
Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their worlds collide, until now. This is no chance conflict; nature has played its part. Drought has weakened the elephants and the lions are desperately hungry. The dawn of the giant killers has arrived.
Wonders of the Monsoon: The Drought (Musical Score)
9:00 - 10:00, Wapiti 2
Nitin Sawhney’s score had to satisfy a hugely ambitious range: the power of the world’s greatest weather system, juxtaposed with intimate portraits of the animals and people that live under it. It needed to reflect the diverse musical influences of southern Asia, whilst feeling at times contemporary and at times epic in the tradition of orchestral natural history music. Nitin’s mastery of orchestral, Asian and contemporary palettes was key to creating an elegant, varied and unusual score for natural history, that complimented the soundscape and the narration. It beautifully ebbed and flowed, capturing both power and emotions, telling its own story.
Return of the River (Emerging Filmmaker, Writing, Project Impact)
9:00 - 10:15, Moose 2
"Return of the River" explores an unlikely victory for environmental justice and restoration. The film follows a group of committed people as they attempt the impossible: to change the public opinion of a town and eventually the nation to bring two dams down. Ultimately a divided community comes to consensus, launching the largest dam removal in history. Filmed in exquisite HD footage on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, "Return of the River" offers hope and inspiration amid grim environmental news, showing how an idea moved from "crazy" to celebrated reality.
Vanishing Kings (Wildlife Habitat)
10:30 - 11:30, Antelope 2
A lioness and her daughters hold the key to the survival of Namibia's rare desert lions: two years ago they gave birth to five male cubs, and through the hardships of the desert and without a pride male, they are raising them to independence, showing them how to hunt both the smallest and the largest prey - including even giraffes. But in a desperate, brave and spectacular attack on a giraffe, the elderly matriarch is injured and subsequently dies of her wounds. Now her two daughters must finish the education of the five sons before they grow too big to be fed. Filming over more than two years, we see the secret lives of desert lions as they roam the rugged mountains, majestic sand dunes, gravel plains, scrublands, and even the beaches of Namibia's Skeleton Coast. In this place of constant danger, everlasting hunger and thirst, and inevitable suffering, five young lions must conquer the desert and establish their own kingdom.
Poached (Musical Score)
10:30 - 12:00, Wapiti 2
"Poached" exposes an obsession that can wipe out a species of birds: illegal egg collecting. Egg thieves rob the nests of rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative tries to stop them. The thieves are motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase. Thousands of eggs confiscated in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath floorboards, and in secret rooms. With unprecedented access to the most notorious and inconspicuous perpetrators, "Poached" delves into the psychology of the egg collectors as they confront their obsession.
Your Inner Fish, Episode 1 (Series, Host or Presenter-led, Writing)
10:30 - 11:30, Moose 2
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today? This cutting-edge scientific adventure reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is the story of life on Earth, and the legacy of our animal ancestors that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Based on the best-selling book by Neil Shubin. Episode One: our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build the quintessentially human feature, our hands
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom (Animal Behavior, Theatrical, Sound, Musical Score)
12:00 - 1:30, Explorer Room
Set in the storied jungles of South Asia, “Monkey Kingdom” showcases the adventures of new mom Maya, a clever and resourceful blonde-bobbed monkey who’s determined to give her son, Kip, a leg up in the world. When their longtime home at Castle Rock is taken over by powerful neighboring monkeys, Maya's whole family retreats, and she uses her street smarts and ingenuity to uncover untapped resources amidst strange new creatures and unsettling surroundings. Ultimately, they will all have to work together to reclaim Castle Rock, where Maya can hopefully realize her dreams for her son’s future.
Congo: Deep and Dangerous, Episode 1 (Wildlife Habitat)
12:00 - 12:45, Antelope 2
The Congo: the second largest river on Earth! The Congo rises as a brook in the north of Zambia, which provides a stage for one of the world's largest migrations of mammals. On its journey into the west, the river constantly increases in both size and power, just like its inhabitants, for example the mysterious shoebill, one of the largest birds on Earth, which lurks in the dense papyrus of the Bangweulu Wetlands. Meter-long pythons hunt down their prey in the trees while powerful hippopotamus bulls battle it out for control of the water.
License to Krill (Science & Nature)
12:30 - 2:00, Wapiti 2
Antarctic krill are small animals with a big problem. The food of whales, penguins and seals, their numbers have been in dramatic decline. "License to Krill" follows an international scientific expedition deep into the pack ice as they search for the reason why. It’s a dramatic scientific detective story set in a dangerous and unexplored environment, which reveals the forces that now conspire to threaten all life in Antarctica.
Hidden Kingdoms, Episode 1 (Cinematography, Series)
1:00 - 2:00, Antelope 2
"Hidden Kingdoms" vividly brings the dramas of the world's smaller creatures to life. By doing so, it also reveals biology and behavior – and a whole miniature world - in an insightful new way. In a series which could be described as 'Pixar, meets Honey I Shrunk the Kids, meets Planet Earth' the series combined the very best wildlife filmmaking techniques with a touch of movie-making magic to create dramatized natural history stories based on rigorous science with a fresh and distinctive style. This approach broke down barriers and reached a wide audience.
Jago: A Life Underwater (Editing)
2:30 - 3:15, Antelope 2
Jago is the life story of of an 80 year old Bajau hunter who lives in a stilted bamboo hut in Sulawesi. The events of his life are voiced entirely by the yoda-like Rohani and recreated with existing Bajau people from local communities. Although Rohanis story is a very personal one, it explores every facet of our relationship with the ocean and each other.
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Change (Science & Nature)
2:30 - 3:30, Wapiti 2
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research. For three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the United States. They talk about their work, their hopes and fears with rare candor and directness, resulting in an intimate portrait of the global community of researchers racing to understand our planet’s changing climate and provide a compelling case for rising CO2 as the main cause.
Unbranded (Theatrical)
3:30 - 5:00, Explorers Room
3000 miles, 16 horses, 4 men, 1 goal: to complete a 5-month journey that proves the value of people, wild horses, and the undeveloped environment. "Unbranded" follows four young men as they take on a monumental challenge to ride horses from Mexico to Canada through the American West. Recently graduated from college, the four young men delay their “responsible “ adult lives for the adventure of a lifetime. They travel on horseback through our majestic public lands, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and Glacier Park. For their trail horses, the riders choose wild mustangs. This tough breed is perfect for the "Unbranded" team. The riders also hope to draw attention to the threats facing these horses because of decreased public lands and uncontrolled development. The young men and horses overcome natural and human-made challenges on the trail and prove their mutual strength and resilience.
Natural World: Bat Man of Mexico (Conservation Hero, People & Nature)
4:00 - 5:00, Antelope 2
Rodrigo "The Bat Man of Mexico", has been saving the amazing bats of his homeland since childhood, when he kept vampires in his bathroom. Now his favorite drink, tequila, is at stake. The bat that pollenates the plant the liquor comes from is in trouble, and Rodrigo must track their migration to save them. Braving hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and seas of cockroaches in a heartwarming and breathtaking conservation success story.
Touching the Wild (Editing)
4:00 - 5:00, Wapiti 2
Naturalist/Author Joe Hutto’s idea of research is dedicating seven years of his life to becoming a wild mule deer. The herd would ordinarily run from any human, but these keenly intelligent animals come to regard this stranger as one of their own. Accepted by the matriarch, he walks among them and can lie with a pregnant doe talking to its unborn fawns. As he crosses the species divide Hutto is tapping into a new understanding about these elusive animals, literally entering a deer society. The captivating joy he feels for his new family is nothing short of infectious.
9:00 - 10:00, Antelope 2
Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their worlds collide, until now. This is no chance conflict; nature has played its part. Drought has weakened the elephants and the lions are desperately hungry. The dawn of the giant killers has arrived.
Wonders of the Monsoon: The Drought (Musical Score)
9:00 - 10:00, Wapiti 2
Nitin Sawhney’s score had to satisfy a hugely ambitious range: the power of the world’s greatest weather system, juxtaposed with intimate portraits of the animals and people that live under it. It needed to reflect the diverse musical influences of southern Asia, whilst feeling at times contemporary and at times epic in the tradition of orchestral natural history music. Nitin’s mastery of orchestral, Asian and contemporary palettes was key to creating an elegant, varied and unusual score for natural history, that complimented the soundscape and the narration. It beautifully ebbed and flowed, capturing both power and emotions, telling its own story.
Return of the River (Emerging Filmmaker, Writing, Project Impact)
9:00 - 10:15, Moose 2
"Return of the River" explores an unlikely victory for environmental justice and restoration. The film follows a group of committed people as they attempt the impossible: to change the public opinion of a town and eventually the nation to bring two dams down. Ultimately a divided community comes to consensus, launching the largest dam removal in history. Filmed in exquisite HD footage on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, "Return of the River" offers hope and inspiration amid grim environmental news, showing how an idea moved from "crazy" to celebrated reality.
Vanishing Kings (Wildlife Habitat)
10:30 - 11:30, Antelope 2
A lioness and her daughters hold the key to the survival of Namibia's rare desert lions: two years ago they gave birth to five male cubs, and through the hardships of the desert and without a pride male, they are raising them to independence, showing them how to hunt both the smallest and the largest prey - including even giraffes. But in a desperate, brave and spectacular attack on a giraffe, the elderly matriarch is injured and subsequently dies of her wounds. Now her two daughters must finish the education of the five sons before they grow too big to be fed. Filming over more than two years, we see the secret lives of desert lions as they roam the rugged mountains, majestic sand dunes, gravel plains, scrublands, and even the beaches of Namibia's Skeleton Coast. In this place of constant danger, everlasting hunger and thirst, and inevitable suffering, five young lions must conquer the desert and establish their own kingdom.
Poached (Musical Score)
10:30 - 12:00, Wapiti 2
"Poached" exposes an obsession that can wipe out a species of birds: illegal egg collecting. Egg thieves rob the nests of rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative tries to stop them. The thieves are motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase. Thousands of eggs confiscated in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath floorboards, and in secret rooms. With unprecedented access to the most notorious and inconspicuous perpetrators, "Poached" delves into the psychology of the egg collectors as they confront their obsession.
Your Inner Fish, Episode 1 (Series, Host or Presenter-led, Writing)
10:30 - 11:30, Moose 2
How did the human body become the complicated, quirky and amazing machine it is today? This cutting-edge scientific adventure reveals a startling truth: hidden within the human body is the story of life on Earth, and the legacy of our animal ancestors that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Based on the best-selling book by Neil Shubin. Episode One: our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build the quintessentially human feature, our hands
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom (Animal Behavior, Theatrical, Sound, Musical Score)
12:00 - 1:30, Explorer Room
Set in the storied jungles of South Asia, “Monkey Kingdom” showcases the adventures of new mom Maya, a clever and resourceful blonde-bobbed monkey who’s determined to give her son, Kip, a leg up in the world. When their longtime home at Castle Rock is taken over by powerful neighboring monkeys, Maya's whole family retreats, and she uses her street smarts and ingenuity to uncover untapped resources amidst strange new creatures and unsettling surroundings. Ultimately, they will all have to work together to reclaim Castle Rock, where Maya can hopefully realize her dreams for her son’s future.
Congo: Deep and Dangerous, Episode 1 (Wildlife Habitat)
12:00 - 12:45, Antelope 2
The Congo: the second largest river on Earth! The Congo rises as a brook in the north of Zambia, which provides a stage for one of the world's largest migrations of mammals. On its journey into the west, the river constantly increases in both size and power, just like its inhabitants, for example the mysterious shoebill, one of the largest birds on Earth, which lurks in the dense papyrus of the Bangweulu Wetlands. Meter-long pythons hunt down their prey in the trees while powerful hippopotamus bulls battle it out for control of the water.
License to Krill (Science & Nature)
12:30 - 2:00, Wapiti 2
Antarctic krill are small animals with a big problem. The food of whales, penguins and seals, their numbers have been in dramatic decline. "License to Krill" follows an international scientific expedition deep into the pack ice as they search for the reason why. It’s a dramatic scientific detective story set in a dangerous and unexplored environment, which reveals the forces that now conspire to threaten all life in Antarctica.
Hidden Kingdoms, Episode 1 (Cinematography, Series)
1:00 - 2:00, Antelope 2
"Hidden Kingdoms" vividly brings the dramas of the world's smaller creatures to life. By doing so, it also reveals biology and behavior – and a whole miniature world - in an insightful new way. In a series which could be described as 'Pixar, meets Honey I Shrunk the Kids, meets Planet Earth' the series combined the very best wildlife filmmaking techniques with a touch of movie-making magic to create dramatized natural history stories based on rigorous science with a fresh and distinctive style. This approach broke down barriers and reached a wide audience.
Jago: A Life Underwater (Editing)
2:30 - 3:15, Antelope 2
Jago is the life story of of an 80 year old Bajau hunter who lives in a stilted bamboo hut in Sulawesi. The events of his life are voiced entirely by the yoda-like Rohani and recreated with existing Bajau people from local communities. Although Rohanis story is a very personal one, it explores every facet of our relationship with the ocean and each other.
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Change (Science & Nature)
2:30 - 3:30, Wapiti 2
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research. For three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the United States. They talk about their work, their hopes and fears with rare candor and directness, resulting in an intimate portrait of the global community of researchers racing to understand our planet’s changing climate and provide a compelling case for rising CO2 as the main cause.
Unbranded (Theatrical)
3:30 - 5:00, Explorers Room
3000 miles, 16 horses, 4 men, 1 goal: to complete a 5-month journey that proves the value of people, wild horses, and the undeveloped environment. "Unbranded" follows four young men as they take on a monumental challenge to ride horses from Mexico to Canada through the American West. Recently graduated from college, the four young men delay their “responsible “ adult lives for the adventure of a lifetime. They travel on horseback through our majestic public lands, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and Glacier Park. For their trail horses, the riders choose wild mustangs. This tough breed is perfect for the "Unbranded" team. The riders also hope to draw attention to the threats facing these horses because of decreased public lands and uncontrolled development. The young men and horses overcome natural and human-made challenges on the trail and prove their mutual strength and resilience.
Natural World: Bat Man of Mexico (Conservation Hero, People & Nature)
4:00 - 5:00, Antelope 2
Rodrigo "The Bat Man of Mexico", has been saving the amazing bats of his homeland since childhood, when he kept vampires in his bathroom. Now his favorite drink, tequila, is at stake. The bat that pollenates the plant the liquor comes from is in trouble, and Rodrigo must track their migration to save them. Braving hurricanes, snakes, Mayan tombs and seas of cockroaches in a heartwarming and breathtaking conservation success story.
Touching the Wild (Editing)
4:00 - 5:00, Wapiti 2
Naturalist/Author Joe Hutto’s idea of research is dedicating seven years of his life to becoming a wild mule deer. The herd would ordinarily run from any human, but these keenly intelligent animals come to regard this stranger as one of their own. Accepted by the matriarch, he walks among them and can lie with a pregnant doe talking to its unborn fawns. As he crosses the species divide Hutto is tapping into a new understanding about these elusive animals, literally entering a deer society. The captivating joy he feels for his new family is nothing short of infectious.
Thursday, October 1
Tiger Tiger (Conservation Hero)
9:00 - 10:30, Wapiti 2
"Tiger Tiger" follows Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, renowned big cat conservationist and CEO of Panthera, the leading nonprofit organization devoted to saving the world’s wild cat species, as he travels deep into the primordial landscape of the Sundarbans - a tidal mangrove forest spanning the India-Bangladesh border seeking to find the answer to the question, how do we save the last wild tigers?
India's Wandering Lions (People & Nature)
11:00 - 12:00, Wapiti 2
A thousand years ago, lions were common in many regions across Asia, but were frequently viewed as vermin – to be killed whenever possible. Today, the Asiatic lion population has rebounded to a population of over 500 – a cause for celebration. However, their success has surpassed the natural carrying capacity of Gir Forest Sanctuary, forcing lions to spill over its borders and seek new homes. Can the Asiatic lion remain out of trouble and keep their human neighbors onside for the long term? But can lions and people truly settle their differences and live together, without conflict?
Racing Extinction (Conservation, People & Nature, Science & Nature, Conservation Hero, Theatrical, Sound)
12:00 - 2:00, Explorers Room
In "Racing Extinction" a team of artists and activists exposes the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the planet. Two worlds drive extinction across the globe, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. The international wildlife trade creates bogus markets at the expense of creatures that have survived on this planet for millions of years. And the other surrounds us, hiding in plain sight — a world that the oil and gas companies don’t want the rest of us to see. Using covert tactics and state-of-the-art technology, the "Racing Extinction" team exposes these two worlds in an inspiring affirmation to preserve life as we know it.
Brothers in Blood: Lions of Sabi Sand (Animal Behavior)
2:00 - 4:00, Wapiti 2
"Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand" is a hair-raising natural history docu-series that unravels South Africa’s wildest tale of violence and corruption. Almost human in their complexity, the subjects of "Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand" reveal a surprising and sophisticated side to the power and politics of lion behavior. The 1x120’ special follows the story of five brothers from the Sparta pride, which has been filmed continuously by professionals and amateurs alike for the past 16 years. When a newcomer appears in their midst, everything changes and the five brothers become a killing hit squad of six – changing their lives forever. This is the tale of the epic rise and fall of a band of brothers, and a powerful stranger.
WILD Yellowstone: Frozen Frontier (Cinematography, Editing)
2:00 - 3:00, Antelope 2
Temperatures below minus 40 degrees, blizzards and six months of snow cover, no place on Earth is like Yellowstone in winter. This world of fire and ice has over ten thousand boiling hot springs, geysers, steam vents and mudpots. In Yellowstone, every animal fights for survival, struggles to find food and tries to stay alive against an onslaught of heavy snows, polar temperatures and ferocious predators. This is the story of how Yellowstone’s most iconic animals have adapted to survive in North America’s first National Park.
9:00 - 10:30, Wapiti 2
"Tiger Tiger" follows Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, renowned big cat conservationist and CEO of Panthera, the leading nonprofit organization devoted to saving the world’s wild cat species, as he travels deep into the primordial landscape of the Sundarbans - a tidal mangrove forest spanning the India-Bangladesh border seeking to find the answer to the question, how do we save the last wild tigers?
India's Wandering Lions (People & Nature)
11:00 - 12:00, Wapiti 2
A thousand years ago, lions were common in many regions across Asia, but were frequently viewed as vermin – to be killed whenever possible. Today, the Asiatic lion population has rebounded to a population of over 500 – a cause for celebration. However, their success has surpassed the natural carrying capacity of Gir Forest Sanctuary, forcing lions to spill over its borders and seek new homes. Can the Asiatic lion remain out of trouble and keep their human neighbors onside for the long term? But can lions and people truly settle their differences and live together, without conflict?
Racing Extinction (Conservation, People & Nature, Science & Nature, Conservation Hero, Theatrical, Sound)
12:00 - 2:00, Explorers Room
In "Racing Extinction" a team of artists and activists exposes the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the planet. Two worlds drive extinction across the globe, potentially resulting in the loss of half of all species. The international wildlife trade creates bogus markets at the expense of creatures that have survived on this planet for millions of years. And the other surrounds us, hiding in plain sight — a world that the oil and gas companies don’t want the rest of us to see. Using covert tactics and state-of-the-art technology, the "Racing Extinction" team exposes these two worlds in an inspiring affirmation to preserve life as we know it.
Brothers in Blood: Lions of Sabi Sand (Animal Behavior)
2:00 - 4:00, Wapiti 2
"Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand" is a hair-raising natural history docu-series that unravels South Africa’s wildest tale of violence and corruption. Almost human in their complexity, the subjects of "Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand" reveal a surprising and sophisticated side to the power and politics of lion behavior. The 1x120’ special follows the story of five brothers from the Sparta pride, which has been filmed continuously by professionals and amateurs alike for the past 16 years. When a newcomer appears in their midst, everything changes and the five brothers become a killing hit squad of six – changing their lives forever. This is the tale of the epic rise and fall of a band of brothers, and a powerful stranger.
WILD Yellowstone: Frozen Frontier (Cinematography, Editing)
2:00 - 3:00, Antelope 2
Temperatures below minus 40 degrees, blizzards and six months of snow cover, no place on Earth is like Yellowstone in winter. This world of fire and ice has over ten thousand boiling hot springs, geysers, steam vents and mudpots. In Yellowstone, every animal fights for survival, struggles to find food and tries to stay alive against an onslaught of heavy snows, polar temperatures and ferocious predators. This is the story of how Yellowstone’s most iconic animals have adapted to survive in North America’s first National Park.