Originally posted on Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto:
In the vanishing lowland rainforests of Borneo, research is underway to uncover and understand the unique cultural behaviors in wild orangutans. There, photographer Tim Laman, researcher Cheryl Knott, and young explorer Robert Suro shed new light on the similarities between ourselves and our ancient ancestors,…
Month: February 2019
Director Biography – Melissa Lesh, Tim Laman (PERSON OF THE FOREST)
Originally posted on Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto:
Documentary filmmaker Melissa Lesh (Co-Director) founded Emerging Earth Films as a way to bridge the gap between the arts and sciences, focusing on natural history and conservation stories. Her first award-winning documentary, James River Sturgeon, was a collaboration with scientists to uncover the uncharted migration…
