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‘Smiling Elephant’ follows Dutch elephant researcher Antoinette van de Water who has committed herself to reducing the human - elephant conflict in Thailand. After years of struggling to save domestic elephants and failing, Antoinette undertakes a project to keep the elephants away from farmland with the use of new and innovative techniques. Join Antoinette as she embarks on a brave new quest, which takes her to Thailand and Africa, to help save the elephant and human conflict.
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Shot over two years in a pocket of mountainous Chinese wilderness, this film introduces the Skywalker Gibbon – a newly discovered primate. Skywalker Gibbons have an unusual ritual. When they court, they sing to one another in cries that can be heard across vast distances. But what if the gibbons are too far apart to hear a call to their mate? A professor and a pop star set out to remedy the situation by becoming gibbon matchmakers! Terra Mater Factual Studios/
Mark Fletcher Productions/Colourful Nature Films
Join dedicated marine biologist Antonella Servidio as she investigates the mystery of the Canary Island pilot whales in this stunning documentary film, Sounds of the Seas. Why is it that an increasing number of these beautiful animals are becoming fatally stranded? Antonella wants answers and will not stop until she finds them.
Anthro Media in coproduction with NDR with support by filmfund MSH
Sharing an intimate and remarkable story, the film follows a breeding pair of snowy owls as they struggle to raise their owlets in the unpredictable and unforgiving Arctic. But hatching owlets in a year when prey numbers are low is only the beginning – to survive, the owlets have to escape polar bears, endure millions of mosquitoes and even face an icy tundra river.
Terra Mater Factual Studios/Nature Conservation Channel Ltd/ Thirteen WNET-New York
The encounter with a dead elephant serves as the starting point. Together with renowned wildlife filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, we embark on a journey back in time – and full of possibilities. The secluded Selinda Reserve in Botswana is home to about 9,000 pachyderms, sentient beings each of them. Great migrations and recurring conflicts mixed with unique behaviour are only some key points which help us imagine an elephant’s life.
Terra Mater Factual Studios/Wildlife FIlms/Thirteen Productions LLC/France Televisions
The Sperm Whale is the deepest diving mammal in the ocean and little has been revealed about its activities at depth. In this exciting documentary we are offered a unique insight into the world of the largest living predator - prepare to be amazed.
Anthro Media in coproduction with ZDF/ARTE
Smiling Elephant
1 x 60’, 2019, 4K
Snowy Owl: Queen Of The North
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
A Song For Love: An Ape With An App
1 x 60’, 2020, 4K
Soul Of The Elephant
1 x 60’, 2015, HD
Sounds Of The Seas
1 x 60’, 2009, HD
Sperm Whales: Titans Of The Deep
1 x 60’, 2011, HD
Nature & Wildlife