Island Heroes: The Whale Rescuers of Campobello Island

Scientists visit the remote surface and undersea locations to study various species of whales in their natural habitat.

Runtime

44m

Director

David Clark, Al Giddings

Cast

Patrick Stewart

Born to Be Wild observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioural interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise them to adulthood. The film unfurls in two separate geographic spheres. Half of it takes place in the rain forests of Borneo, where celebrated primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas assists ba...

Runtime

40m

Director

David Lickley

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Birute Galdikas, Daphne Sheldrick

The White Planet or in French, La Planète Blanche, is a 2006 documentary about the wildlife of the Arctic. It shows interactions between marine animals, birds and land animals, especially the polar bear, over a one year period. The fragility of the Arctic is hinted at as a reason to prevent climate change. It was nominated for the Doc...

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Jean Lemire, Thierry Piantanida

Cast

Jean-Louis Étienne, Ben

Sangduen Chailert, or Lek, as she is generally known, has already rescued over 200 elephants. She has dedicated her life to saving the Asian elephant and founded a special camp, The Elephant Nature Park to protect them. We follow this winner of Time Magazine’s “Asian Hero of the Year” Award in her work. Lek is on a mission to save the...

Runtime

50m

Director

Johann Sigfússon

Cast

Sangduen Lek Chailert

A rehabilitation centre in western Kalimantan in Borneo aims to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned orangutans for release back into the wild.

Runtime

44m

Cast

Miranda Richardson