Our Films Save Endangered Species
Watch our fun and award winning films here! Keep an eye out for our upcoming films! Our planet is changing rapidly, and it cannot speak for itself. Our films save endangered species, and the power of film coupled with highly engaging stories can propel messages of hope and inspire action amongst humankind for the future of our planet. Reel Earth Films is dedicated to producing high quality and impactful films about the natural world that will inspire and connect world-wide audiences to the beauty and wonder of our planet. We tell stories about wildlife conservation that help protect endangered species.
NONPROFIT FILMS
Welcome Home (2024) - Produced for the Endangered Species Coalition
For nearly 80 years, wolves were missing from the landscape of Colorado – until recently. For the first time ever in the history of the world, an apex predator has been brought back to the landscape as a result of direct democracy – by the vote of the people of Colorado. Welcome Home celebrates the incredible story of wolf reintroduction to Colorado. This incredible conservation success story is unique in the world in how direct democracy led to the restoration of this iconic, large, and beloved North American carnivore. Welcome Home, frames this conversation around what home means and how Colorado is applying nearly 30 years of experience to restore wolves in a thoughtful way that both cares for our ecosystems and the people that are now living with them.
We produced this 20 minute film for the Endangered Species Coalition. They will be releasing this film soon! But in the meantime, to stay up to date with this film, you can see the latest screenings and showings here: www.endangered.org/welcomehome
Fundraising video for the Oregon Wildlife Foundation (2020)
Conservation Film for the Phoenix Zoo (2022)
Fundraising video for the Oregon Wildlife Foundation (2019)
Niagara Falls for PBS Nature
Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its stunning beauty and a wide variety of wildlife—mammals, birds, and reptiles— that call it home. Through the eyes of passionate scientists, uncover a complex world forged by stone and powered by water. Niagara Falls premiered on April 19, 2023. Watch on your local PBS station, the PBS video app, online.
Our Executive Producer Alan Lacy was the Production Manager for this show, overseeing many of the behind the scenes logistics such as coordinating shoots, getting permissions and permits from proper authorities, researching different filming opportunities, and managing many of the day to day production needs.
Super/Natural on Disney+ for National Goegraphic
If you think you know nature, think again. Experience a realm beyond human perception in #SuperNaturalSeries, from executive producer James Cameron and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. The all-new series is streaming September 21 only on Disney+
We helped film a sequence on burrowing owls for this series for National Geographic and Disney+, which you can check out in Episode One streaming on Disney+!
ORIGINAL FILMS
Not only do we produce films for nonprofits, or work with other production houses to capture the brilliance of nature for their shows, we also create our own original films. In fact, this is the main purpose of our organization! Below are several of our films we’ve produce, and others that are currently in production or development. We are working hard saving wildlife through our nature documentaries and conservation films.
Two researchers are embarking on a journey to try and document the first female wolverine in the state of Oregon after recent sightings of a known male have consistently been made. They set out to determine if the reason he is sticking around may very well be due to the presence of a female, and if so, the potential of establishing Oregon’s first breeding pair.
In the American Southwest, a unique species of wolf unlike any other is making a comeback. Considered extinct nearly 40 years ago, the little known Mexican gray wolf has slowly pulled back from the very brink — against all odds. From a founding population of just seven animals, this species has slowly grown to a current wild population of approximately 100, only to face a new threat from within: its own genetics. As part of a bold recovery mission, one lone wolf is given a chance to offer new hope for the survival of her species. In telling this story, narrated by Chris Morgan, “Gray Area” explores whether there can be a balanced and sustainable future where ranchers, conservationists, locals, and biologists alike can coexist with this apex predator.
FILMS IN PRODUCTION
We are currently working on several films in production, including stories on: Burrowing owls and Orca. Each of our films works to protect endangered animals or help tell important wildlife conservation stories.
A determined biologist has single handedly rescued a fragile population of burrowing owls in Eastern Oregon and now faces new challenges as the population continues to grow. As the burrowing owl population expands, he soon discovers there’s more behind the story than first meets the eye. As he continues to make new discoveries about the behavior of burrowing owls, a young family of burrowing owls face the challenges of growing up wild .
A team of researchers hope to understand the implications of a diminishing population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea due to a lack of sufficient prey base, Chinook Salmon. Recent tragic events have gained worldwide attention, and biologists are determined more than ever to save them. For locals who’s national heritage has relied on these very waters for their own survival, losing Southern Resident killer whales to extinction would be an ominous warning of what’s to come.
FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT
We are always developing new stories, and working to find charismatic champions of the natural world. Here are a few of the stories we believe in that we are currently raising funding for to tell these important stories!