Nature's Fear Factor

OUR FILMS

From award-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios comes a savage tale of science on the edge. Gorongosa National Park in the wilds of Mozambique was once home to tens of thousands of Africa’s great animals. But after decades of civil war, the park was in tatters and few large animals remained. Huge herbivore populations had been decimated, and a once-powerful predator guild of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs had been reduced to just a handful of resilient lions.

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Using stories for public health awareness
Lucky Specials

Can films change people’s behavior and improve public health outcomes? The Lucky Specials brings together an engaging story, great music, and scientific animations for an engaging cinematic experience. In addition to being entertaining, viewers learned about tuberculosis prevention and management and shortly after watching the film, changed their habits and behaviors to reduce the spread of TB.

Celebrating bioregionalism through public libraries and community partnerships
Backyard Wilderness

Throughout the country, libraries are valuable centers for family learning. Our giant screen film Backyard Wilderness focuses on how much we can learn about the world by observing our own environment, no matter where we are. We partnered with libraries to spread the message, because who knows the needs of a community better than their local library? This qualitative report describes different ways local libraries implemented a BioBlitz to serve their ecosystems and communities.

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Amazon Adventure

Giant screen films are well-known for awe-inspiring family fun, but can they be useful in helping people better understand the work of scientists? In this study, we found that viewers of Amazon Adventure changed their perception of scientists and the natural world after watching this award-winning, giant screen film.

Press Release - 06/10/2020

Inventing Tomorrow Receives the Peabody Award for Documentary Film

Los Angeles (June 10, 2020) - Inventing Tomorrow, the acclaimed documentary feature that premiered on the award-winning PBS series POV has been honored with the Peabody Award for Documentary Film. Selected from among 60 nominees that represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcast and digital media during 2019, the film continues to inspire and engage both teachers and students with a national STEM education campaign funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Tangled Bank Studios.

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