WISDOM OF THE WILD
Wisdom of the Wild is a journey into the primal contract between creature and human. The innate wisdom of animals is profound and often hard to explain. Their understanding of the world predates our own, and carries with it extraordinary abilities to heal, communicate, and transform our lives.
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Deep within the African jungle a traditional medicine man observes a troop of chimpanzees and their use of medicinal plants… on a ranch in Colorado an abused child is learning the meaning of trust through lessons learned from horses… in Kenya orphaned elephants have taught a conservationist the meaning of family, forever changing her life. Nature holds a precious store of wisdom we're just beginning to understand.
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CREDITS
PRODUCER, WRITER & DIRECTOR
Allison Argo
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NARRATOR
Allison Argo
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CO-PRODUCER
Malvina Anderson Martin
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EDITOR
Robert Zakin
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CINEMATOGRAPHER
Keith Brust
Rich Lerner
Robert Poole
Buddy Squires
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MUSIC COMPOSER
David Barkley
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PRODUCTION MANAGER
Deborah London-Harrington
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PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
Hilary Sparrow
Sound Recordists
David Ruddick
George Shafnacker
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Malvina Anderson Martin
William B. McCullough
Doug O’Kane
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FACILITATORS
Zoe Purcell, Greystoke Ltd.
Janice Beatty, Nature Conservation Films
Viewfinders Ltd.
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ADDTL. CINEMATOGRAPHY
David Goulding
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ADDTL. MUSIC
Todd Hahn
Bug Wrangler
Mace Vaughan
Swahili Translation
Jefferson Aramu
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PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
John Waweru
Tarina Reed
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ONLINE EDITOR
Vicky Braden
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SOUND DESIGN & MIX
David Hurley
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COLORIST
David Markun
STOCK FOOTAGE & STILL PHOTOGRAPHS
Thomas M. Butler
Nick Caloyianis Productions
Linda Koebner
National Archives
Oxford Scientific Films Ltd.
Simon Trevor
The WPA Film Library
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SPECIAL THANKS
Mali Mungu
Tanzania National Parks
Mahale Mountains National Park
Kyoto University Primate Research Inst.
Tanzania Wildlife Research Inst.
Colorado Boys Ranch
Colorado Super Circuit
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Kenya Wildlife Service
Tsavo Easy & Amboseli National Parks
Amboseli Elephant Project
The Lucking Family
The Sherwood Family
The Van Ness Family
National Aquarium in Baltimore
C.W. Myers, American Museum of Natural History
Dolphin Human Therapy
Dolphin Cove Research & Education Center Inc.
Chimp Haven
Lion Country Safari Inc.
Terry Wolf