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Why I Make Extreme Survival Movies

By Baltasar Kormákur | May 30, 2018

By Baltasar Kormákur | May 30, 2018

Why I Make Extreme Survival Movies

Baltasar Kormákur on his Icelandic roots and pushing himself to the limits for films like Everest and his latest, Adrift.

How Directing a Documentary About Elephants Led to Me Finding My Voice

By Ashley Bell | April 27, 2018

By Ashley Bell | April 27, 2018

How Directing a Documentary About Elephants Led to Me Finding My Voice

Ashley Bell started acting to escape herself, but had to undergo a transformation for her directorial debut, Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.

Films for Children at the End of the World: An Appreciation of Carroll Ballard

By Stephen Cone | April 6, 2018

By Stephen Cone | April 6, 2018

Films for Children at the End of the World: An Appreciation of Carroll Ballard

Stephen Cone on why, in this digital age, Carroll Ballard's nature movies are more important than ever.

Here’s What It’s Like to Go on Tour…in National Parks

By Dana Falconberry | August 26, 2016

By Dana Falconberry | August 26, 2016

Here’s What It’s Like to Go on Tour…in National Parks

Dana Falconberry’s most recent tour is every avid camper’s ultimate vacation.

Actor and Screenwriter Pat Healy Talks Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest

By Pat Healy | September 21, 2015

By Pat Healy | September 21, 2015

Actor and Screenwriter Pat Healy Talks Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest

A nature-phobic filmmaker is awed by this fully immersive 3D movie about an ill-fated ascent of the world's tallest peak.