The Last Animals is a story about an extraordinary group of people who go to incredible lengths to save the planet’s last big animals. The documentary follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and transnational trafficking syndicates to protect elephants and rhinos from extinction. From Africa’s frontlines to behind the scenes of Asian markets to the United States, the film takes an intense look at the global response to this slaughter and the desperate measures to genetically rescue the Northern White rhinos who are on the edge of extinction. Presented at Tribeca Festival in New York and Hot Docs Toronto in 2017.

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Directed by: Kate Brooks
Screenplay: Mark Monroe, Kate Brooks
Production: Atlas Films, Foxtail Entertainment in association with “Artemis Rising Foundation”, The British Film Company, Diamond Docs
Producers: Kate Brooks, Stephanie Soechtig
Editing: Brian Anton, Brian Lazarte
Cinematography: Kate Brooks, Michal Krejci, Jason Longo, Ruben O’Malley, Jared Moossy, Joan Poggio, Stefan Scherperel, Andrew Thompson, Ryan Youngblood
International sales: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment – http://wmeentertainment.com/
Running time: 92’
Country: USA, United Kingdom
Year: 2017
Contacts: info@thelastanimals.com

“Filming this documentary has been at times both devastating and inspiring. Over the course of three years, I traveled to places I never imagined I would go and saw things I could not have dreamed. I discovered a web of international criminal activity and a network of the most devoted people I have ever met – scientists, activist and conservationists working around the clock to protect the planet’s animals. The rangers who risk their lives every day to preserve the beauty and life that remain are the true heroes of unknown time.” (Kate Brooks)

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