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Wild Life

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A sweeping portrait of conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins chronicling their fight to preserve one of the last truly wild places on earth.
Director
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Year
2023
Genre
documentary
Box Office
$326,184
Production
National Geographic,Little Monster Films,National Geographic Documentary Films
Awards
1 win & 3 nominations
Homepage
https://films.nationalgeographic.com/wild-life
Kristine Tompkins
Self
Kristine Tompkins
Yvon Chouinard
Self
Yvon Chouinard
Self
Rick Ridgeway
Jimmy Chin
Self
Jimmy Chin
Michelle Bachelet
Self
Michelle Bachelet
Self
Claudio Alvarado
Self
Dago Guzman
Self
Edgar Boyles
Timmy O'neill
Self
Timmy O'neill
Self
Susie Tompkins Buell
Self
Carolina Morgado
Self
Rodrigo Noriega
Self
Lito Tejada Flores
Self
Andrés Velasco
Self
Pedro Pablo Gutiérrez
Self
Cristián Saucedo
Self
Weston Boyles
Sebastián Di Martino
Sofia Heinonen
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March 11, clear sky... - Wild Life 00:25
March 11, clear sky...
Few have experienced what we have experienced here, - Wild Life 00:28
Few have experienced what we have experienced here,
Douglas Tompkins died in an accident on Tuesday in Chile. - Wild Life 00:22
Douglas Tompkins died in an accident on Tuesday in Chile.
Tompkins was a visionary. - Wild Life 00:12
Tompkins was a visionary.
Doug had a big personality. - Wild Life 00:11
Doug had a big personality.
KRIS TOMPKINS ECOLOGIST - Wild Life 00:05
KRIS TOMPKINS ECOLOGIST
We would have lost 25 years of work. - Wild Life 00:26
We would have lost 25 years of work.
You can stay there. - Wild Life 00:19
You can stay there.
THE TOMPKINS: A LIFE FOR NATURE - Wild Life 00:08
THE TOMPKINS: A LIFE FOR NATURE
These are my K2 goggles. - Wild Life 00:05
These are my K2 goggles.
After Doug passed away, - Wild Life 00:16
After Doug passed away,
I thought yes, that makes sense. - Wild Life 00:10
I thought yes, that makes sense.
I have never been this far in this park. - Wild Life 00:23
I have never been this far in this park.
At the beginning, - Wild Life 00:11
At the beginning,
because of climate change and all the rest. - Wild Life 00:11
because of climate change and all the rest.
What can you do today to try - Wild Life 00:09
What can you do today to try
What is your vision? Why are you here ? - Wild Life 00:11
What is your vision? Why are you here ?
Create a national park - Wild Life 00:15
Create a national park
Tompkins and his wife, Kris, have collected several pitches - Wild Life 00:26
Tompkins and his wife, Kris, have collected several pitches
At first, some Chileans did not understand - Wild Life 00:08
At first, some Chileans did not understand
MICHELLE BACHELET EX-PRESIDENT, CHILE - Wild Life 00:05
MICHELLE BACHELET EX-PRESIDENT, CHILE
Investing, creating - Wild Life 00:06
Investing, creating
We didn't know there were issues here. - Wild Life 00:10
We didn't know there were issues here.
You have also received several death threats. - Wild Life 00:11
You have also received several death threats.
I struggled... - Wild Life 00:15
I struggled...
I drew these lines years ago, I - Wild Life 00:06
I drew these lines years ago, I
I arrived... - Wild Life 00:18
I arrived...
On the one hand, we had a madman who dreamed of creating a park. - Wild Life 00:17
On the one hand, we had a madman who dreamed of creating a p...
Don't crash." - Wild Life 00:14
Don't crash."
It's that kind of strong bond - Wild Life 00:08
It's that kind of strong bond
Do we take a break or continue? - Wild Life 00:06
Do we take a break or continue?
I always said - Wild Life 00:14
I always said
Wild, extraordinary, - Wild Life 00:09
Wild, extraordinary,
Doug would have been so happy for me - Wild Life 00:12
Doug would have been so happy for me
I perceive it, - Wild Life 00:07
I perceive it,
Doug climbed this mountain in 2008 - Wild Life 00:12
Doug climbed this mountain in 2008
He grew up in the Northwestern United States. - Wild Life 00:27
He grew up in the Northwestern United States.
At 17 years old... - Wild Life 00:11
At 17 years old...
It happened in Yosemite. And surveyed mountains and valleys. - Wild Life 00:05
It happened in Yosemite. And surveyed mountains and valleys.
And we became good friends. - Wild Life 00:42
And we became good friends.
He told her about franchising a food stand - Wild Life 00:22
He told her about franchising a food stand
Doug became a businessman before anyone else. - Wild Life 00:06
Doug became a businessman before anyone else.
Me, I was a blacksmith, - Wild Life 00:10
Me, I was a blacksmith,
I was mountaineering six months out of the year... - Wild Life 00:26
I was mountaineering six months out of the year...
She was the typical surfer girl, always barefoot. - Wild Life 00:15
She was the typical surfer girl, always barefoot.
Kris and Yvon were next door neighbors. - Wild Life 00:16
Kris and Yvon were next door neighbors.
We grew up on my great-grandfather's farm in California. - Wild Life 00:19
We grew up on my great-grandfather's farm in California...
One afternoon, my father fell ill, - Wild Life 00:10
One afternoon, my father fell ill,
After his death, - Wild Life 00:08
After his death,
He was a go-getter, he had four children. - Wild Life 00:24
He was a go-getter, he had four children.
All we were asked was to excel in our field. - Wild Life 00:08
All we were asked was to excel in our field.
I preferred to go to public high school rather than private, - Wild Life 00:14
I preferred to go to public high school rather than private,
I was 15 at the time. - Wild Life 00:25
I was 15 at the time.
After my freshman year of college, - Wild Life 00:30
After my freshman year of college,
And we learned little by little - Wild Life 00:06
And we learned little by little
Doug was also starting his business. - Wild Life 00:28
Doug was also starting his business.
SUSIE BUELL DESIGNER, CO-FOUNDER OF ESPRIT - Wild Life 00:10
SUSIE BUELL DESIGNER, CO-FOUNDER OF ESPRIT
Pull up, pull it up, it had ropes - Wild Life 00:42
Pull up, pull it up, it had ropes
The North Face kept growing. - Wild Life 00:19
The North Face kept growing.
The first clothes were sold at reduced prices - Wild Life 00:15
The first clothes were sold at reduced prices
And we allied. - Wild Life 00:21
And we allied.
We are in the middle of what will become, - Wild Life 00:41
We are in the middle of what will become,
The Alacalufes Reserve could easily become a national park - Wild Life 00:08
The Alacalufes Reserve could easily become a national park
That would be wonderful - Wild Life 00:09
That would be wonderful
Convincing yourself to make this possible was also a challenge. - Wild Life 00:10
Convincing yourself to make this possible was also a challen...
It is said that the salary of Chileans - Wild Life 00:22
It is said that the salary of Chileans
The mining industry is polluting. - Wild Life 00:06
The mining industry is polluting.
His political philosophy - Wild Life 00:14
His political philosophy
Land philanthropy did not exist in Latin America. - Wild Life 00:17
Land philanthropy did not exist in Latin America.
They said to themselves: "Stop. Nobody does that". - Wild Life 00:06
They said to themselves: "Stop. Nobody does that".
Doug arrived here in 1961. - Wild Life 00:23
Doug arrived here in 1961.
It was his idea to go down to Patagonia. - Wild Life 00:07
It was his idea to go down to Patagonia.
In an old van, - Wild Life 00:07
In an old van,
we drove 15 or 20,000 kilometres. - Wild Life 00:21
we drove 15 or 20,000 kilometres.
Climb, surf, - Wild Life 00:29
Climb, surf,
I left for nine months. - Wild Life 00:31
I left for nine months.
...in 1968 with Doug Tompkins to ride the Fitz Roy, - Wild Life 00:16
...in 1968 with Doug Tompkins to ride the Fitz Roy,
Developers built streets and street signs - Wild Life 00:15
Developers built streets and street signs
We noticed that the glaciers were beginning to retreat. - Wild Life 00:37
We noticed that the glaciers were beginning to retreat.
They saw nature being destroyed. - Wild Life 00:26
They saw nature being destroyed.
After going to Patagonia, I said to myself: - Wild Life 00:08
After going to Patagonia, I said to myself:
yvon said: - Wild Life 00:57
yvon said:
Once Patagonia launched, - Wild Life 00:09
Once Patagonia launched,
Then, in the early 1980s, - Wild Life 00:22
Then, in the early 1980s,
But not Doug. - Wild Life 00:12
But not Doug.
Tompkins is not a fashion designer. - Wild Life 00:15
Tompkins is not a fashion designer.
Esprit had a studio in Milan, - Wild Life 00:07
Esprit had a studio in Milan,
When you came home, you came - Wild Life 00:09
When you came home, you came
The heyday of Esprit dates back to when Doug devoted himself entirely - Wild Life 00:14
The heyday of Esprit dates back to when Doug devoted himself...
I have changed a lot. - Wild Life 00:11
I have changed a lot.
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A sweeping portrait of conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins chronicling their fight to preserve one of the last truly wild places on earth.

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Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Writer: N/A
Production: National Geographic,Little Monster Films,National Geographic Documentary Films
Genre: documentary
Year: 2023
MetaScore: 67/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: $326,184
Released: 26 May 2023
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
Homepage: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/wild-life

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