Penguins of the Point is a short wildlife documentary that explores the daily lives of penguins at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands, showcasing the resilience of these remarkable birds as they face both predators and modern threats such as climate change, commercial fishing, and avian influenza. Watch gentoo and king penguins navigate the shoreline where predators await, witness the spectacle of king penguins undergoing their annual molt, follow magellanic penguins as they return to breed along the shore, and observe tender scenes of chicks huddling together in crèches for warmth and protection before being fed by parents returning from the sea. Along the way, the film sheds light on the growing threat of avian influenza and the wider impacts of climate change and overfishing on penguin populations and their fragile ecosystem.
The Kluane (kloo-AH-nee) Compositions is an epic music film featuring original music by award-winning musicians Diyet and Matthew Lien, and a grand piano airlifted into the ice-fields, glaciers and front ranges of Canada’s Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory. The film celebrates wilderness, Indigenous culture, and 2025 as the International Year of the Glacier through stunning cinematography and a haunting and powerful soundtrack.
When Leonardo DiCaprio shared a camera trap photo of a huemul deer from Chilean Patagonia on Instagram, the image went viral overnight. For most, it was just another fleeting post in the social media scroll. But for filmmaker and geographer Diego Ramos Merino, it was the spark to uncover the real story behind the photo.
DiCaprio’s Huemul follows forest technician Luigi Solis in his day-to-day work protecting one of the most endangered and elusive species in South America. Known as one of Patagonia’s “Big Five,” the huemul is both a national symbol of Chile and a species on the brink, threatened by habitat loss, disease, and human activity.
Set against the vast, untamed landscapes of southern Chile, the film moves beyond the viral moment to explore the deeper questions: How much does visibility help conservation? Who gets to tell the story of an endangered species? And what happens when the media spotlight fades?
Blending tenderness with irony, and the epic with the everyday, DiCaprio’s Huemul is not just a portrait of a species—it’s a reflection on commitment, storytelling, and the quiet persistence required to protect life in the wild.
In Catapults to Cameras, Kolkata-born wildlife filmmaker Ashwika Kapur sets out on a deeply personal quest to uncover the roots of an illegal wildlife hunting festival in the forests of her home state West Bengal. Each year, thousands of protected animals are massacred here in an illegal blood sport. As Ashwika sets out to find answers, she uncovers a heart-breaking truth: children as young as three are handed catapults as weapons in this assault against wildlife. Ashwika teams up with conservationist Suvra Chatterjee from Human & Environment Alliance League (Heal), an organisation that has been working with the local community for over a decade, to inspire change in the hearts of children within these hunting communities.
The film follows the journey of five children who eventually become conservation ambassadors. It captures their joy, their growth, and the transformative potential of nature education.
In the breathtaking Pyrenees mountains, between Spain and France we journey through the eyes of the lammergeier, a majestic bird facing the challenges of survival. This film captures the struggles of the lammergeier as it navigates a world dominated by scavenging bird competitors like the cinereous vulture, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture and even other scavenger mammals. Through intimate storytelling and breathtaking cinematography, we explore the intricate hierarchy among these species during feeding times, highlighting the
lammergeier’s resilience and adaptability. Witness the delicate balance of nature as the lammergeier strives to thrive in its rugged habitat.
A story about Europe´s largest terrestrial mammal and their potential return in Swedish forests. The audience also meets Rikard, who works at Avesta Visentpark and who shares his inner reflections and hopes regarding the future of the European Bison.
Nestled in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, brimming with extraordinary wildlife, are the Dooars (derived from the Sanskrit word “Dooar,” meaning “Door” in English), a series of geographical corridors between India and Bhutan. From the elusive Red panda and the Himalayan salamander to the majestic Golden langur and the iconic Asian One-horned rhinos, this region is home to a breathtaking array of biodiversity. Immerse yourself in some stunning natural behaviour and rarely- seen footages of the lives of these creatures – from majestic Hornbills gliding through the canopy, to the stealthy presence of the King cobra and the delicate fluttering of 300 species of butterflies, this documentary showcases their world in all its natural grandeur.
But there’s more. Amidst this patchwork landscape, the boundary between humans and our more-than-human counterparts blurs, revealing a captivating play of life between man and nature.
This is a wildlife documentary; but it is not a documentary about wildlife alone. It is a compelling narrative that explores the various manifestations of coexistence within this remarkable ecosystem in its purest, most unfiltered form.
That’s the story of Dooars, the untamed passages of the Eastern Himalayas.
For the past 50 years, wildlife documentaries have been an integral part of conservation efforts, helping people connect to the natural world and raising awareness of contentious environmental issues. At the same time, technology, social media, and nearly universal access to cameras, have completely revolutionised the world of content creation. Recent advances in artificial intelligence could soon give way to films produced entirely by AI. What might that mean for the wildlife documentary film industry?
Chloe Warren, a young filmmaker studying Science Communication at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, is worried AI might make wildlife filmmaking job obsolete. However, recognizing the fact that wildlife filmmaking does have an ecological impact, she wonders if the technology might actually help reduce disturbance of fragile ecosystems and endangered species, and thus better serve conservation.
Helped by a cast of filmmakers, producers, computer graphics artists, philosophers, computer scientists, and conservationists, the film explores the importance of authenticity, trust, and veracity in wildlife documentaries. As the rise of AI seems more and more inevitable, the audience, filmmakers, and Chloe herself, are forced to consider their own place in the media ecosystem.
Devastated by a decades-long civil war, Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park suffered immensely, with its top predators nearly wiped out and the ecosystem thrown out of balance. After years of critical restoration work by a dedicated team, the park has reached a pivotal moment. Now, painted wolves, leopards, and hyenas are being reintroduced in a bid to restore this once-pristine place.
Amid the motorbikes, neon cafés, and restless energy of Bali, a quiet revolution glows in the shadows. For three years, Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde and local Balinese collaborators have worked to bring back a species that had almost disappeared: the firefly. In Indonesia, these small beacons are more than creatures; they are threads of cultural memory, woven into stories, songs, and nights beneath the stars.
This film is an intimate, luminous love story between people and nature. Each flicker in the dark is a signal, a call to a mate, a whisper of longing, a brief reunion in the night. Yet their fading glow carries a warning: we may be the last generation to witness this living light.
Shot under red light invisible to fireflies, the film enters their world without disturbance, offering a rare, unguarded view of their silent courtship. More than a document, it is a poetic call to action, imagining a kind of eco-tourism where human presence restores rather than erodes, and where the balance between people and the natural world can be rebuilt, spark by spark.
