IN PRODUCTION

The Last Dive

Terry is a legend in Mexico. He was a Navy Seal, a Hells Angel, and the first person to ride a giant Manta. For twenty years, a two ton animal named WIlly, invited Terry onto his back and together they explored the underwater world. In the wake of a tragic manta massacre, Terry is mounting one last expedition to a remote island to search for his friend WIlly. This film, in the tradition of Grizzly Man, My Octopus Teacher, and The Cove, explores how humans and animals relate, both through violence and friendship. Terry’s search for his old friend reveals a highly intelligent species, a little seen underwater kingdom, and the fascinating duality of violence and kinship that underpins life on Earth.

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We need to embrace a new era of forest stewardship using all of our management tools including thinning, prescribed fire and managed wildfire.

CO-PRODUCTION PARTNERS

RandomGood Films
 
 

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PROJECT

The West is Burning

A campaign raising awareness about the conditions of forests in the western U.S. Told through a full-feature documentary, we examine the history of forest management and litigation that led to the current conditions which are causing catastrophic fire nearly year-round. The film explores the urgent need to act now, and the potential to generate positive change in our forests, watersheds, and communities, both rural and urban.

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We need to embrace a new era of forest stewardship using all of our management tools including thinning, prescribed fire and managed wildfire.

Melanie Parker, Deputy Director, Sonoma County Regional Parks

SUPPORT & IMPACT PARTNERS

University of Arizona
 
Wallowa Resources
 

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PROJECT

A Chinese biophysicist who disappears after developing the first designer babies, shocking the world and the entire scientific community, but an investigation shows he may not have been alone in his experiment to create “better” human beings. Watch on Apple, Prime, and whenever documentaries are shown.

 FILM TEAM

The creative team behind the film includes the celebrated writer Mark Monroe, of The Cove (Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2010) and Icarus (Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2017) and Academy Award winning executive producer Geralyn White Dreyfous. Greg O’Toole is a documentary film editor and writer whose feature documentaries have screened at festivals around and since 2011 have been nominated for 8 National Emmy’s, including for Best Editing and Best Documentary. Award winning director Cody Sheehy and CRISPR scientist S. Kiani filmed for three years in the United States and China documenting the story of the first genetically enhanced human babies.

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PROJECT

Insecta

A short documentary explores the beauty and wonder of entomology during a journey alongside leading insect scientists to explore the most painful stings and fascinating science of ​the unseen lives ​that surround you.
 
In a 2014 Science article, lead author Rodolfo Dirzo of Stanford, combined data from several studies and found a 45 percent decline for a wide range of studied populations in the last forty years.
 
We made this film to bring awareness to the scary reality that insects around the world are vanishing before our very eyes. Together with the University of Arizona, we are promoting science literacy and raising awareness about the importance of insects as pollinators, natural agents of pest control, disease carriers, and decomposers.

IMPACT

The decline is dramatic and depressing and it affects all kinds of insects, including butterflies, wild bees, and hoverflies.

Dr. Martin Sorg Yale Environment 360

 

FILMING HIGHLIGHTS

The Pain Scale

Ancient DNA

Beyond Human Vision

All Life is Connected

 

FILM TEAM

Cody Sheehy

Producer, Fundraising & Strategic Planner Read more

Matt Rahr

Web Developer, Communications & Business Manager Read more

JD Gibbs

Head of Software Development & Business Strategist Read more

Craig Boesewetter

Developer, Designer & Web Strategist Read more

 

SUPPORT

AG Motion
Sci Art Center

 

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PROJECT

Beyond The Mirage

Full feature documentary about the future of water in the Western United States paired with an app that empowers audiences to make their own film.
 
Water shortage is gripping the West with a growing gap in our supply. So we dove into the murky waters of western water policy to examine what leaders are doing about it. We explored how other nations like China and Israel are solving water shortages with innovative solutions.
 
Key takeaway: the Western United States are bound together by water, and the states all have to work together to secure future supplies for all of them. It’s become apparent that for this region, solutions will only come if individual states give up long entrenched defensive positions and even give back some ground on long-held water rights.
 
Our solution was to educate the public so we can hold our leaders accountable and demand solutions that work for us and our communities. Goal is to make everyone a water expert through meaningful engagement of both watching this film and making a short film from segments, or clips, of the footage.

IMPACT

AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Emmy
 
$100,000 New Arizona Prize
 
Concordia Award
 
Environmental Education/Communication Award

Beyond the Mirage stands as both witness to the enormous challenges for water in the West, and testament to the resolve of those seeking a way forward.

Craig Miller, KQED

 

FILMING HIGHLIGHTS

Modern Water Management

Waste Water Reuse in Israel

Take a Deep Breath

15 Years of Drought

 

FILM TEAM

Cody Sheehy

Producer, Fundraising & Strategic Planner Read more

Matt Rahr

Web Developer, Communications & Business Manager Read more

JD Gibbs

Head of Software Development & Business Strategist Read more

Craig Boesewetter

Developer, Designer & Web Strategist Read more

 

SUPPORT

Netafim
 
Weintraub Israel Center
 
Wholesum Harvest
 
The University of Arizona
 
Arizona Public Media

 

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