Narrated by President Barack Obama, "Our Great National Parks" is a breathtaking Netflix original five-part documentary. Subscribe for more from Factual America: bit.ly/AlamoPictures Visit our website: factualamerica.com
"Our Great National Parks" is a breathtaking Netflix original docuseries, executive produced and narrated by President Barack Obama, who protected more public lands and waters than any other US president in history. President Obama takes us on a journey to experience nature in the world's most iconic national parks, spanning five continents. The series brims with wonder, humour and optimism as each episode tells the story of a national park through the lives of its wildest residents, both big and exceptionally small.
The series explores our changing relationship with wilderness traveling from the waters of Monterey Bay, California to the bright red soil of Kenya's Tsavo National Park, the lush rainforests of Indonesia's Gunung Leuser National Park, the majestic terrain of Chilean Patagonia and more.
Our Great National Parks beckons us to get out and explore, create new ways for these wild places to thrive, and vigorously preserve them for future generations to come.
Acclaimed filmmakers James Honeyborne and Sophie Todd are the executive producer and series producer behind this five-part documentary. They share their experiences making this series and what it was like working with President Barack Obama.
"Not all human ideas are bad. National parks were a human idea. We did that, so we can be a force for good as much as a force for bad." - Sophie Todd
What is Covered:
00:00 - Trailer for "Our Great National Parks."
02:10 - Introduction to the series.
04:37 - What "Our Great National Parks" is about.
05:49 - How the project was conceived.
08:00 - How it was working with President Barack Obama.
13:45 - Why Sophie and James decided to take a solutions approach to the conservation topic.
17:00 - What they hope the legacy of this series will be.
20:33 - How sloths can cure cancer and a clip from the documentary showing sloths.
22:50 - The process of discovering new wildlife during filming.
26:20 - How Sophie and James got such amazing camera shots of the animals.
30:00 - The story of preserving rhinos and second clip from the series.
31:48 - The main lessons viewers can take away from "Our Great National Parks."
32:55 - How it was to film this documentary during the pandemic.
34:38 - The development of remote filmmaking.
Resources:
Our Great National Parks on Netflix (2022) www.netflix.com/us/title/8108...
Freeborne Media www.freebornemedia.com/
MovieMaker Magazine www.moviemaker.com/
Innersound Audio www.innersoundaudio.co.uk/
Connect with Sophie Todd:
IMDb www.imdb.com/name/nm3205858/
Connect with James Honeyborne:
Twitter / jameshoneyborne
IMDb www.imdb.com/name/nm1435800/
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