Her name is ‘Toto’, Swahili for small, with the most unusual bright aquamarine eyes. She was born under a safari camp tent in the Masai Mara. Through the film, that covers Toto’s first three years, we see the building blocks locking into place, learning lessons...
A look into the lives of the Ulaan Taiga rangers who have dedicated their lives to the national parks and protected areas of Mongolia. Screened at the Saturday Afternoon Program on March 4, 2023 at The Explorers Club...
In 1956 at the age of 23, Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to become the first person in the world to study animal behaviour in the wild on that continent. When she returned home a year later armed with...
A massive link-up of 17 alpine summits pushes the famed climbing duo of Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell to the brink - and into each others' arms. Screened at the WILD Sunday Program on March 5, 2023 at The Explorers Club...
A crew of aspiring ice climbers from the Memphis Rox gym travels to the frozen wilds of Montana, where mentors Manoah Ainuu, Conrad Anker and Fred Campbell share their love of winter adventure in the mountains. Screened at the Friday Evening Program on April 1, 2022...
Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, Nat Geo photographer Carlton Ward and a coalition of biologists, ranchers, conservationists, and indigenous peoples find themselves on the front lines of an accelerating battle between forces of renewal and destruction that have pushed the...
Bare Existence gives a behind the scenes look into the plight of the polar bear and the biologists on the front lines of protecting these species as they battle against the effects of climate change threatening their existence. This film presents a drastic cry for...
Rodney Stotts is on a mission to build a sanctuary for injured birds of prey. A falconer guided by the healing power of nature, Rodney becomes the unlikely hero of a new environmental movement in his stressed Washington DC community. Screened at the Sunday Day Program...
From northern Sicily to the Bay of Naples, a scientific expedition led by Italian vulcanologist Francesco Italiano and Laurent Ballesta's team of deep divers will study volcanoes by exploring the seabed more than 100 meters below the surface. On the sunken slopes of the Mediterranean...
Claver Ntoyinkima, a native park ranger, shares the secrets of Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda. As he walks through the forest, we uncover the origins of his conservation values and the history of an ecosystem that survived one of Rwanda’s darkest periods. Q&A with Director, Chema...
Together, elephants and termites create waterholes. This is the remarkable story of the relationship between Africa’s largest and smallest and the unique waterhole community they support. It is the story of a seasonal African waterhole in southern Kenya as never seen before - from the...
BIG vs SMALL is a modern-day fairytale stretching from monster waves in Portugal to the dark stillness of a far-north, frozen Finnish lake – it's about power and strength on top of the water and facing demons under it. It's about trust, it's about letting...
The story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the indigenous trailblazer who battled racism, gender discrimination, and political opposition in her quest to become the first Nepali woman to summit Mt. Everest. Her courageous, tragic journey would greatly move her country, inspiring new generations to reach for...
Could you survive alone across hundreds of kilometres of remote outback for a whole month, trekking and sailing on a makeshift raft, with nothing but a time capsule of antique stuff from 1932? Mike wasn’t sure he could pull it off either! Screened Saturday Day Program,...
Wild Waters follows Nouria Newman as she prepares to become the first female to run a 100ft waterfall. She is one of the greatest kayakers of all times – male or female. Running some of the world’s hardest whitewater isn't Nouria's biggest life challenge however,...
Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao were still in high school when they discovered plastic-eating bacteria in Vancouver’s Fraser River. Passionate about the problem of plastic waste, the two millennial innovators are now on an inspiring journey to solve it. Their dedication has taken them all...
Filmmaker Rick Rosenthal embarks on a journey into the minds of whales, and discovers their ingenuity and tenderness, their risk-taking and curiosity, and even their music. Filmed in 7 countries, WHALE WISDOM gives us a glimpse of the intelligence of these giants with whom we...
Wings Over Water, narrated by Michael Keaton, tells the compelling story of three amazing bird species—the Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duck—with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors. All of them depend on the wetlands for their survival. Screened at the Sunday Family...
