Cats, Birds and Fishes

A Great White Bird

1976

This film documents the efforts of a group of Canadians and Americans to save the whooping crane from extinction. They display great determination in their dealings with this independent, pre-Ice Age creature. The issues of wild animals imprinting on people and the preservation of wild animals in captivity are examined in this film. Produced in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

A Road in India

1938

Life on the road in India, showing the traffic, people and animals.

Soy Boricua

After years of facing racism and discrimination, director Josephine Ann reclaims her pride for her Hispanic heritage and proudly declares "Soy Boricua" (I am Puerto Rican).

Skin of the Earth

2022

The film follows a group of growers who embrace the restorative power that the soil holds. Skin of the Earth is a story about the relationship between humans, the land, and belonging.

Hunting the Red Deer, With the Devon and Somerset Staghounds

1904

Documentary about a hunting party.

Elsa the Lioness

1961

First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough travels to Meru National Park in Kenya to visit Joy and George Adamson and meet Elsa the lioness and her cubs shortly before Elsa's death.

Artifishal

2019

Narratives of ecologists and conservationists are pitted against the human tendency to engineer and control in this probing documentary on the lucrative salmon-hatchery industry.

Collateral Murder

2010

A documentary of classified military footage released by WikiLeaks showing an attack by the US military in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad. This attack left 12 dead including two Reuters staff.

Wildlife in the Rockies

1957

After many years of careful conservation, Banff and Jasper National Parks have become vast zoological gardens. Deer, moose, bear, big-horn sheep, birds and small animals that live above the treeline are natural subjects for the close-up camera, with a backdrop of snowy peaks.

Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty

2024

Distressing accounts and images of historical warfare and the ongoing issues of a population suffering from hunger fill this short documentary about the North Ethiopian region of Tigray.

Knockhatch Animal Conservation: A Short Documentary

A short documentary where we learn about the endangered lemurs, owls and otters from the Knockhatch Conservation staff.

Prayer of the Birds

2023

This film is a poetic exploration of the human spirit, resilience, and the transformative power of art in the face of unimaginable trauma.