Løjtnant Dunbars heroiske indsats under borgerkrigen giver ham fribillet til selv at vælge tjenestested. Drevet af et ønske om at se "The frontier", inden den helt forsvinder, vælger han en post dybt inde i "Indianerlandet". Snart kommer han i kontakt med en Sioux indianerstamme, der er lige så ivrige efter at lære om de hvide, som han er efter at lære om dem.
Filmen foregår 20.000 år før den første istid, hvor en jagtekspedition går galt, og en ung hulemand farer vild og separeres fra sin klan. I sin kamp for at vende tilbage til sit hjem, møder han en frygtet fjende, der langsomt udvikler sig til at blive han nærmeste allierede.
The interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, er en journalist, der rasende prøver at afslutte en historie om hans tidligere advokat og ven, Carl Lazlo. Thompson tænker tilbage til en række bedrifter, der involverer forfatteren og hans advokat. I 1968 kæmper Lazlo for at stoppe en gruppe unge fra at modtage hårde fængselsstraffe for besiddelse af marihuana. Han overbeviser Thompson om at skrive en artikel om det til Blast Magazine. Historien om retssagen er en sensation, men Thompson hører først fra Lazlo fire år senere, da Thompson er på opgave. Hvor han dækker Super Bowl VI i Los Angeles. Lazlo møder op på Thompsons hotel og overbeviser ham om at opgive Super Bowl -historien og slutte sig til hans frihedskæmpere. Thompsons berømmelse fortsætter. Han er et hit på college forelæsningsbanen og dækker præsidentvalgkampen i 1972.
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
Canadian wildlife specialists work to preserve and nurture the creatures that remain in our wilderness areas - species such as the whooping crane, prairie falcons, bighorn sheep, bison, polar bears, and grizzlies.
The imagined perpetrator in a famously unsolved true-crime case, “Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm”, is confronted about his past by an unearthly Bison in this Stop-Motion animated short film.
Phainesthai explores the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve that is located at the geographical center of the United States and is considered one of the most scarce and endangered ecosystems in the world. The film is an experiential non-verbal documentary addressing how geological and ecological memory can engage individual experience by the embodiment of place with human understanding and aspirations.
Thunderbeast is a stunning insiders view of one of our country's most impressive wild creatures-the American buffalo. Working over a period of eight years, Emmy-award-winning wildlife filmmaker Bob Landis documented the real dramas of bison in Yellowstone National Park. From epic battles with grizzly bears and wolves, treacherous winters to late summer mating season, Thunderbeast captures the awesome survival skills of this American icon.