Hellbent - Film

"Without water we cannot live." Our film is coming out August 2022 and we can't wait!

Hellbent has been recognized by @JacksonWild for our green production strategy. We worked hard to keep our footprint low throughout production, ensuring every step of our journey was taken with the environment in mind. More about our film ➡ hellbentfilm.com #wildlifefilm

Seeing so many people attending our screening events has been incredible! Here's a flashback to @CincinnatiZoo - TQ to everyone who came. If you're interested in holding a #documentary screening in your community, get in touch 👉 ow.ly/iJG650PuX9U #wildlifefilm

📹 Fantastic to see our film in this list of 'Five Documentary Films That Make Science Shine', via @Open_Notebook #documentaries #wildifefilmmaking #Pennsylvania ow.ly/HRll50OXIqk

Sea #turtles in #Panama now have the legal right to live in an environment free of pollution & other human-caused detrimental impacts, a change that represents a different way of thinking about wildlife protection. Another landmark #rightsofnature case! ow.ly/fn0j50OyjM1

The Co-Directors of our film, Annie Roth & Justin Grubb, spoke to Earth to Humans #podcast about the ongoing battle between Grant Township and the #fracking company threatening not only their water source, but also the habitat of the endangered #hellbender bit.ly/ETH-Hellb

Read this @nytimes article about how #deforestation is forcing #hellbenders to eat their own eggs 😔 #Naturalgas pipeline construction causes the kind of deforestation this article is taking about. Learn more in our film nyti.ms/40EBgjn

“It is not the most attractive animal,” the senator said, laughing. *OUCH* “They’re not necessarily the animal you would expect to see on a cereal box. But they’re really cool.” *GOOD SAVE* 😅 #hellbender #amphibians #salamander ow.ly/NeWn50NFzjF

We love to see other successful #rightsofnature cases - such as this one from #Ecuador, where the movement started. Community members in #cuador’s Intag Valley have won a court case to stop the Llurimagua copper #mining project news.mongabay.com/2023/03/ecuado…

No self-respecting list of weird animal names would be complete without the #hellbender...nextluxury.com/interesting/we…

Check out our new and improved website! We just set up a function that allows you to send a postcard directly to the stars of the film. Let them know you support their fight to protect nature! 👉ow.ly/gtLx50Nygoz #fracking #wildlifefilm

“I got involved because I went to a film festival and met a bunch of really wonderful #conservation-minded filmmakers. One of [them] happened to be a former #hellbender biologist,” said Roth. “That’s how we found out about Grant Township.” via @TheSJNews ow.ly/uW1J50NzuaI

Another #filmfestival for our team - this time @CIFF! Here's Matt and Alex at the screening event for our film, which included five other amazing shorts. We hope those in attendance enjoyed Hellbent! #CIFF47

We're holding a virtual screening on April 6 at 2 p.m. EST with @hellbenderfilm & @halttheharm. There'll be a discussion with co-director @journeyinjustin, Chad Nicholson from @CELDF & @KaunertMatthew from @ohiou, and activities guests can participate in. lu.ma/hellbent

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We're holding a virtual screening on April 6 at 2pm (Eastern) with @FracTracker & @halttheharm. There'll be a discussion with co-director @journeyinjustin, Chad Nicholson from @CELDF & @KaunertMatthew from @ohiou, and activities guests can participate in. ow.ly/YJWu50Nsixz

We had a great time hanging out at the @nyWILDfilmfest hosted by the The Explorers Club! Our film took home the prize for "Best Short." Honored to share our film with such a great crowd! Watch and vote for our film in the @JacksonWild Film Showcase 👉 ow.ly/1rsS50Nmf4q

I just cried almost the entire length of @hellbenderfilm. From the beauty, sadness, rage and relief, repeat. Please watch it, vote for it, share it. It's important. Nature has rights. People before corporations. Mud puppies are awesome. watch.eventive.org/2023wwd/play/6…

Female #hellbenders lay up to 500 eggs at a time. After the eggs hatch, the young stay with the male, who is also known as the ‘denmaster’, before spending a year living on the riverbed, eating insect larvae. After this, they metamorphose into adult hellbenders. #wildlife

Our film will be available online for the #WorldWildlifeDay Film Showcase brought to you by @JacksonWild, @CITES @UNDP, and more. Check it out for free and please give us a vote for the audience choice award! #wildlifefilm #documentary ow.ly/8L7o50NiywK