NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: (L-R) Wildlife Conservation Society鈥檚 John Calvelli and Tamron Hall attend REEL WILD New York Film Festival 2025 launch at Lotte New York Palace on April 03, 2025 in New York City.
News — New York, April 4, 2025 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s REEL WILD™锔�, a 2-day wildlife film festival in New York City, kicked off last night at a celebratory event with celebrities and Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmakers from around the world.
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Tamron Hall, Sherri Shepherd and Sarah Haines, all came out for wildlife to help kick off the debut year of REEL WILD™锔�.
REEL WILD™锔�, which includes 15 films about the wonders of nature and wildlife, is taking place tonight and tomorrow, April 4 and 5, at AMC Lincoln Square 13, (1998 Broadway). One of the films premiering Saturday at 12:30 is PBS Nature’s Wild Hope: Thunder and Fire, which tells the story of the Bronx Zoo’s efforts to save the American bison.
Tickets and schedule for the festival are available at reelwild.org.
Through powerful cinematic storytelling, REEL WILD™锔� will engage audiences in the beauty and urgency of protecting our planet, connecting audiences with the filmmakers, scientists, and explorers. There will be Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and special events for children throughout the weekend.
Premiering tonight (Friday, April 4) is Disneynature’s Sea Lions of the Galapagos, narrated by Brendan Fraser.
Other films in the lineup at the festival this weekend include Lions of the Skeleton Coast; Turtle Walker; and several episodes of the award-winning nature series Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, with hosts Rae Wynn-Grant and Peter Gros in attendance.
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
WCS combines the power of its zoos and an aquarium in New York City and a Global Conservation Program in more than 50 countries to achieve its mission to save wildlife and wild places. WCS runs the world’s largest conservation field program, protecting more than 50 percent of Earth’s known biodiversity; in partnership with governments, Indigenous People, Local Communities, and the private sector. It’s four zoos and aquarium (the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium ) welcome more than 3.5 million visitors each year, inspiring generations to care for nature. Visit: . Follow: . For more information: +1 (347) 840-1242. .
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