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Mother of the Sea

This short film tells the legend of The Mother of the Sea - a tale that virtually every Inuit from Greenland to the Canadian Arctic knows in some form or another. Updated with plastic trash and climate change, it warns us all about the perils...

Fuel

Madison Rose Ostergren has been encouraged to fit into certain molds her entire life. Now, as she comes to the stage of professional big mountain skiing, she is determined to show up as her true, authentic self and learn how to embrace her own personality...

Kifaru

KIFARU follows two rhino caretakers who protect and care for ‘Sudan', the world’s last male northern white rhino. KIFARU allows viewers to intimately experience the joys and pitfalls of wildlife conservation through the eyes of these Kenyan rhino caretakers, sharing the experience of what extinction...

Ismael – With the Wind

Ismael, a local kite surfer from Zanzibar who overcame a humble background to set up the first kitesurf school for locals. Screened at the WILD Sunday Program on March 5, 2023 at The Explorers Club...

Izembek

Alaska's globally important Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is a place few people have heard of but its fate is important to the protection of public lands everywhere in the United States. There has been pressure for four decades to build a road through the heart...

The Sea Turtle Arribada

Witness an arribada – a mass nesting of sea turtles on an Oaxacan beach – that ocean conservation group WILDCOAST protects, and see how a small group of dedicated people have a massive impact on an endangered species survival. Screened at the Sunday Family Program on...

The Story of Plastic

Depicting a world rapidly becoming overrun with toxic material, THE STORY OF PLASTIC brings into focus an alarming, man-made crisis. Striking footage, original animations, and archival material combine in this timely documentary to point to the disastrous impact of the manufacture and use of plastics,...

Hellbent

In a small rural town in Pennsylvania, the refuge of a rare salamander and the only source of clean drinking water for 700 people is threatened by the installation of an injection well, prompting community members to band together for an epic fight for the...

The Deep Med

Explorers of the deepest depths, liberating themselves from time and challenging the limits of the human body. Four divers are preparing themselves to embark on a new experience: to live in a 5m2 pressurized chamber for 28 days, in order to explore at 100m deep...

Odrina the Lynx

After generations of absence, a silent shadow has returned to the forests of central Spain - one that the magpies are learning to fear again: the Iberian lynx. Screened at the WILD Sunday Program on March 5, 2023 at The Explorers Club...

Not a Pet

Hundreds of cheetah cubs are being stolen from the wild, decimating the wild population in Africa. For every 5 cubs that are taken, only 1 survives. They are being smuggled illegally into the Middle East to be sold as pets.  Not A Pet looks at...

Sheri

Sheri showcases the beautiful story of how one woman and her family revolutionized the outdoor gear industry. Screened at the Saturday Afternoon Program on March 4, 2023 at The Explorers Club...

Follow the Light

Kilian Bron returns again with a trip to the heart of Cappadocia in Turkey. For two weeks, he explored a region with mesmerizingly unique scenery in search of the best spots to put down the tires of his mountain bike. Screened at the Saturday Afternoon Program...

Orphans of Fire

A giant anteater named Tupã loses his mother to wildfires that ravage his home in Brazil. As one of the “Orphans of Fire” rescued and cared for by local conservationists, Tupã grows into an adult and must undergo a multi-stage journey of rehabilitation to return...

The Love Bugs

Over the course of 60 years two married entomologists traveled to more than 67 countries and quietly amassed the world's largest private collection of insects, with more than 1 million specimens. As they grapple with Parkinson's and their twilight years, these two soulmates decide to...

ADAPTATION: Coral Reefs of Vanuatu

The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu may be one of the world’s most beautiful diving destinations, but its coral reefs are also the backbone of the island’s environmental and economic health. Today they’re facing destruction from a silent predator that can decimate an entire...

Seabird

Since he was a boy, acclaimed writer Adam Nicolson has been visiting remote islands that were once filled with seabirds each summer. After witnessing the distressing decline of these colonies first hand, he shares a unique perspective on the resilience of life in the face...

Mutinda

"Mutinda" is the transformational story of Kenya’s once most wanted Poacher, Mutinda Ndivo. After a life of killing treasured animals and running from the authorities, a decisive moment occurred that changed him forever. Mutinda is now an award-winning wildlife protector, working as a conservation ranger...

Hunting the Helmeted Hornbill

Helmeted Hornbills are poached for their casques, which are carved into luxury objects similar to elephant ivory. These birds are treasures of avian biology and denizens of the Southeast Asian rainforests. Conservationist Yoki Hadiprakarsa and photographer Tim Laman film a courting pair of hornbills and...

My Neighbour Is a Bear

A rare Marsican bear family wanders down from the Italian Apennines to the charming village of Villalago, in search of food in the local orchards. For most people this would be a cause for concern, but for the residents of Villalago it is a rather...