Spirit of the Mountains

Spirit of the Mountains 2023

8.33

The charismatic Snow Leopard is the least understood of all the big cats and one of the most challenging to film. Over a period of five years, veteran Indian wildlife filmmakers, Naresh and Rajesh Bedi endured extreme cold and the thin air of the Himalayas in their daunting quest to reveal the secret lives of these elusive predators, ultimately with great success.

2023

Man-Eating Tigers

Man-Eating Tigers 1987

1

A documentary about the record of Man-Eating Tigers in India

1987

Cherub of the Mist

Cherub of the Mist 2006

1

The Film follows Indian biologist Dr. Sunita Pradhan who at that time had been studying red pandas for over 10 years.

2006

Elephant: Lord of the Jungle

Elephant: Lord of the Jungle 1987

10.00

Great herds of Asian elephants once roamed from Baghdad to Beijing. Now only remnants of these once mighty herds survive, protected today by the Indian government. It is here that filmmaker Naresh Bedi turns his camera, capturing an intimate portrait of thee largest of land mammals. An adult elephant eats 300 pounds of green fodder and drinks 40 gallons of water a day. This film follows these gentle giants as they forage and feed, wallow in watering holes, dust their skin with dirt, and care for their young.

1987

Ladakh: Desert in the Skies

Ladakh: Desert in the Skies 1995

1

The mountainous desert of Ladakh is one of the most desolate places on our planet. Here freezing winds sweep down from the Himalayas and shape the life of its inhabitants.

1995

Saving the Tiger

Saving the Tiger 1987

1

Documentary about the progress of the Project Tiger experiment which was set up in 1973 to try to halt the extinction of tigers. The film presents a survey of tiger habitats in different Project Tiger areas, looks at man's relationship with forests and wildlife, and documents some rarely seen aspects of the big cat's life. It also follows a tigress for a year after she has given birth to three cubs.

1987