Six short films about California's threatened and endangered species and their journeys back from the brink of extinction
Six short films about California's threatened and endangered species and their journeys back from the brink of extinction
BRINGING BACK THE WILD
Extinction is forever. This documentary film series highlights six iconic threatened and endangered California species and the charismatic scientists who have played a critical role in bringing them back from the brink of extinction. The remarkable endangered wildlife included in this film are: the Channel Isla
BRINGING BACK THE WILD
Extinction is forever. This documentary film series highlights six iconic threatened and endangered California species and the charismatic scientists who have played a critical role in bringing them back from the brink of extinction. The remarkable endangered wildlife included in this film are: the Channel Islands Fox, Southern Sea Otter, Mountain Yellow-legged Frog, California Condor, Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, and Western Snowy Plover. This educational and inspiring film will invite audiences to be part of the solution and take action to help preserve California’s biodiversity for future generations.
Production Status
Bringing back the wild began production in 2017 and the completed films are being released in festivals and theaters in late 2022 and 2023.
Access
The film is being made possible thanks to extraordinary access and cooperation from the people and organizations dedicated to recovering these species. Among them: US Fish and Wildlife Service, CA Fish and Wildlife, Yosemite National Park, UC Natural Reserve System, Bitter Creek Reserve, The Wildlands Conservancy's Wind Wolves Preserve, The Santa Barbara Zoo, Coal Oil Point Reserve, The John Muir Wilderness, Sea Otter Savvy, and The Nature Conservancy.
Director/producer Michael Love and cinematographer Elliot Lowndes have been collaborating on prizewinning environmental films in California for four years. Each brings a wealth of expertise and experience to their craft with the goal of enhancing appreciation of the environment and wildlife.
Michael Love
Director
Michael Love has been wr
Director/producer Michael Love and cinematographer Elliot Lowndes have been collaborating on prizewinning environmental films in California for four years. Each brings a wealth of expertise and experience to their craft with the goal of enhancing appreciation of the environment and wildlife.
Michael Love
Director
Michael Love has been writing and directing films for over twenty-five years for studios, networks and independent productions both nationally and internationally, in English and Spanish. His films have received Oscar, Golden Globe, Alma, NAACP Image Award, Ariel and Movie Guide Awards. For full credits: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522383/
Elliot Lowndes
Cinematographer
Elliot Lowndes (www.mrlowndes.com) is an expert natural history camera operator with BBC and National Geographic credits. Specializing in low light and macro filming techniques, Elliot has been able to capture several behaviors never seen before on film. These include the bioluminescence of an endemic species of Californian millipede for David Attenborough’s Life that Glows, and some nocturnal behavior of the Western Snowy Plover.
Raphael Atlas
Composer
Born on a rainy Mischief Night, Raphael Atlas restrained himself sufficiently through his first decades to complete degrees in piano and music theory; his doctoral dissertation at Yale explored musical puns.
A member of the faculty at Smith College, he's also taught at Pomona and Amherst. His published work includes analytical studies of some classical repertories, and also of music and masculinity in Top Gun.
As a pianist, he has been heard on NPR in a number of concerts.
Kevin Kraus
Executive Producer
Kevin Kraus has been a businessman and investor for the past thirty-five years. As a producer his award winning credits include " You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 days inside Guantanamo" and "From Shock to Awe."
Presenting six short documentary films about iconic endangered species in California, focused on species recovery and natural history:
1) Little Fox of Limuw (Channel Island Fox)
2) Learning to Condor (California Condor)
3) Giving Sea Otters Space (Southern Sea Otter)
4) Frogs Under Ice (Mountain Yellow Legged Frog)
5) Sierra Bighorn Majesty (
Presenting six short documentary films about iconic endangered species in California, focused on species recovery and natural history:
1) Little Fox of Limuw (Channel Island Fox)
2) Learning to Condor (California Condor)
3) Giving Sea Otters Space (Southern Sea Otter)
4) Frogs Under Ice (Mountain Yellow Legged Frog)
5) Sierra Bighorn Majesty (Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep)
6) Sharing the Beach with Snowy Plovers (Western Snowy Plover)
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