With the aid of modern technology, the unknown behavior of some unusual species of shark—lemon sharks and their white-tip reef counterparts—is revealed. Our film trip begins on the Bahamas—to be more precise, in the turquoise-blue waters of the Grand Bahama Bank, in an exactly fixed location. In the spring, 70 to 80 pregnant lemon sharks…
The Santa Anas: The Fiery Breath of California
The Santa Ana wind comes out of the Mojave Desert and blows hot and destructively across the coast of Southern California. But the wind is not just a nuisance and a threat. The fact that California is at the forefront of wind energy is also thanks to the Santa Ana wind. Director Monika von Behr…
Deadly Game: Seconds From Disaster
Whatever walk of life, from bug to bear, we are all under threat. Every second, somewhere, something goes wrong for an animal. There’s a fight or an attack. What decides our fate? Is it predetermined who lives or dies or do we take our chances, living our lives constantly seconds from disaster? On the African…
Wild Workers: Prime Movers
This documentary shows how wild creatures help to build the very foundations upon which environments depend. In North America, herds of bison maintain the prairies that used to spread across the continent, while in Africa giraffes work as tree pruners and help maintain the savanna grasslands that the greatest herds on earth depend upon. In…
The Amazing Beauty of Wildlife in Bavaria’s Magical Alpine Kingdom
There is a magical land in the very south of Bavaria: its vaults are the mountains, its animals are the crown jewels. There are sparkling palaces from ice and snow, like a fairytale, made from nature’s forces. Magnificent castles built with human hands. The mountains and the rough climate are challenges for nature and the…
Survival in the Carpathian Mountains
It is in the Bohemian Forest that this truly special story takes place—the story of survival and of the challenge to master one’s life without a mother’s protective care. The two bear twin cubs would have been destined to death from starvation if a man, Vaclav, had not adopted them. It’s the story about two…
The Fascinating World of Angry Birds
Angry birds are very popular—especially in the minds of game-playing kids—but are there real angry birds out there? Birds battle to survive, find enough food and shelter, avoid danger, and on top of that, must raise their young. Life’s hard, but will they get in a flap? As the year passes, birds face fresh challenges…
Deadly Game: From Cute to Killer
To go from cute to killer is no mean feat, but mini monsters are born in all shapes and sizes. From the day of their birth, predatory animals embark on a long, tough path of training; they must master their mother’s skills until they too are equipped to go in for the kill. Despite their…
Sea Eagle: King of the Seas
This documentary presents the different habitats of the sea eagle species in Europe. It shows spectacular pictures, such as from the Norwegian Lofoten, where the sea eagles profit from the hunting success of orcas and hunchbacks. Or from the swamps in Finland, where the sea eagle moves near wolves and bears in order to profit from…
Amazing Insights Into the Fascinating World of Underwater and Shark Filming
In 2018, acclaimed wildlife cinematographer, shark advocate, and television presenter Andy Casagrande hosted a five-day exclusive Cinema Science expedition. Andy brought a group of shark enthusiasts along with his wife Emma, and managed to film sharks in a unique way using his and researcher Mauricio Hoyos’s “fin” cams. To make this charter exclusive and unique, Andy…
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