Path of the Panther (2022)
“These animals are like ghosts,” says Carlton Ward Jr.—National Geographic explorer, photographer, and 8th generation Floridian—at the beginning of this captivating film that endeavors to keep the Florida Panther from becoming just that: a ghost. As the last big cat surviving in the eastern United States and the state animal of Florida, the panther is an icon of Florida’s ever-diminishing wild places, as revealed in the film’s sumptuous images. Leading a team that includes cowboys, wildlife biologists, photographers/videographers, and a lot of folks who simply care about the future of Florida’s fragile ecology, Ward treks repeatedly into the Everglades and expanses of South Florida to seek, record, and save these ghosts.
Director: Eric Bendick
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Carlton Ward Jr. as Self |
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Betty Osceola as Self |
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Elton Langford as Self |
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Lara Cusack as Self |
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Brian Kelly as Self |
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Jen Korn as Self |
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Lauren Smith as Self |
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Dave Onorato as Self |
| Directing | Eric Bendick | Director |
| Camera | Eric Bendick | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Bendick | Editor |
| Production | Ted Haddock | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Bendick | Producer |
| Production | Thomas Winston | Producer |
| Production | Leonardo DiCaprio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Howard Graham Buffett | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Danny Schmidt | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Katie Bryden | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sara Matasick | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Jeff Reed | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carlton Ward Jr. | Producer |
| Camera | Rick Smith | Director of Photography |
| Production | Danny Schmidt | Consulting Producer |
| Camera | Dawson Dunning | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andrew Harrison Brown | Editor |
| Production | Sigrid Tiedtke | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jeff Reed | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas Winston | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tori Linder | Producer |
| Camera | Carlton Ward Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Neil Losin | Additional Photography |
| Editing | Scott Sterling | Colorist |
| Editing | Scott Sterling | Online Editor |
| Production | Ashley Siana | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Erika Share | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Lauren Yoho | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Ashley Siana | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Patrick Toomey | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kevin Matley | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alex Freeze | Camera Technician |
| Production | Lisa Baylor | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Camera | George Mckenzie Jr. | Camera Technician |
| Production | Shasta Grenier Winston | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Savenna Hanley | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Sound | Brian Eimer | Sound Editor |
| Production | Avela Grenier | Consulting Producer |
| Camera | Malia Byrtus | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Lauren Yoho | Camera Technician |
| Writing | Eric Bendick | Writer |
