New nature documentary explores the diversity and fragility of Texas wildlife.
Ben Masters knows his way around the animals of Texas. A graduate in wildlife biology from Texas A&M, he's made a quintet of short films about species as diverse as pronghorns and mountain lions. But his new film,, was not just a leap in scale for him: It's unprecedented, the first-ever documentary looking at habitats and their inhabitants, statewide.-style documentary about Texas five years ago when he was wrapping on his border documentary,.
Most nature documentaries of this scale are episodic and designed for television, but he wanted to makea theatrical experience, and so sought to make a feature"where nature is the main character." That meant creating a narrative centered around a menagerie of Texas wildlife.
He also hunted down a truly unique part of the Texas biome: Matthew McConaughey. Getting the iconic Texas actor to narrate was"shockingly easy," according to Masters. He simply reached out to his agent, made the pitch, and got a simple response:"Matthew loves Texas, Matthew loves wildlife." The filmmaker sent over a rough cut, and McConaughey signed on the next day."That was the moment I went, 'We may have something special here.
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