
“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.
Cast
Crew

Eric Bendick
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Andrew Harrison Brown
Editor
Jeff Reed
Editor, Director of Photography
Scott Sterling
Online Editor, Colorist
Erika Share
Assistant Editor
Ashley Siana
Assistant Editor, Associate Producer

Patrick Toomey
Assistant Editor
Danny Schmidt
Director of Photography, Consulting Producer
Katie Bryden
Director of Photography
Rick Smith
Director of Photography
Dawson Dunning
Director of Photography

Thomas Winston
Director of Photography, Producer

Carlton Ward Jr.
Director of Photography, Producer
Ted Haddock
Executive Producer

Leonardo DiCaprio
Executive Producer
Howard Graham Buffett
Executive Producer
Sigrid Tiedtke
Executive Producer

Tori Linder
Producer
Lauren Yoho
Associate Producer, Camera Technician
Alex Freeze
Camera Technician
George Mckenzie Jr.
Camera Technician
Malia Byrtus
Camera Technician
Brian Eimer
Sound Editor
Kevin Matley
Original Music Composer
Shasta Grenier Winston
Consulting Producer

Avela Grenier
Consulting Producer
Lisa Baylor
Business Affairs Coordinator
Savenna Hanley
Business Affairs Coordinator
Sara Matasick
Additional Photography
Neil Losin
Additional Photography
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