Events and News

Don't miss RaptorForce, a movie filmed by Neil Rettig, that looks at what makes falcons, hawks, eagles and owls such elite predators and how their complex anatomy influences military aircraft design. The movie includes outstanding footage of peregrine falcons, eagles, owls, hawks, and Cal the Harpy Eagle - including unique footage shot from a wearable camera mounted on one of the birds.

Look up your local schedule - you don't want to miss this movie!

9/27/2006

We are proud to announce that Neil Rettig won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for his work on 'Mississippi: Tales From The Last River Rat.'

Link: Emmy Award Page | Image

7/22/2006

Neil has received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual
Achievement in Cinematography for his work on 'Mississippi: Tales From The Last River Rat'. The Emmy Awards ceremony is September 25th.

Link: Emmy Awards Website | List of Nominees

7/20/2006

View new footage of Neil's trip to Gabon to film Gorillas.

2/13/2006

Neil has a new blog up! Read about his adventures filming western lowland gorillas in Gabon, and the 'RaptorCam' project.

He is also working to make a full-length feature film of Kenney Salwey, the last river rat! We are very excited about this, especially since the documentary is not yet available for release. Keep checking back for more information and updates.

12/05/2005

I've had a number of people email me about a new 'River Rat' book. Last night, while searching amazon.com, I found it. It looks like Kenny Salwey's Tales of a River Rat: Adventures Along The Wild Mississippi was just released by Voyageur Press. Here's the Amazon.com link, although it looks the the book is pretty widely available.

12/01/2005

'The Last River Rat' was honored with two more awards: The Royal Television Society's Lighting and Photography award in the documentary category, and the Grierson Documentary award. We are very excited - this is the first time that a natural history film has won a documentary award from the Royal Television Society.

The film is not yet available (we hope that BBC decides to release it), but you can purchase "The Making of the Movie 'The Last River Rat'". We have also had several requests for Kenny Salwey's book 'The Last River Rat: Kenny Salwey's Life In The Wild'. The book can easily be purchased online through amazon.com.