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A DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES

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Welcome to bringing back the wild

Welcome to bringing back the wild Welcome to bringing back the wild Welcome to bringing back the wild

Six short films about California's threatened and endangered species and their journeys back from the brink of  extinction

Contact Us: mjlfilm@gmail.com

Welcome to bringing back the wild

Welcome to bringing back the wild Welcome to bringing back the wild Welcome to bringing back the wild

Six short films about California's threatened and endangered species and their journeys back from the brink of  extinction

Contact Us: mjlfilm@gmail.com

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Director: Michael Love, Camera: Elliot Lowndes, Executive Producer: Kevin Kraus, Music: Raphael Atlas

About the series

Synopsis

Films, Screenings and Production Partners

Filmmakers

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.

Filmmakers

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Filmmakers

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."

Films, Screenings and Production Partners

Films, Screenings and Production Partners

Films, Screenings and Production Partners

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)


  Please contact us for an advance screening, possible partnership, or distribution


mjlfilm@gmail.com

805-452-6455


  




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