1999, 8 minutes
Produced & Directed by Andrew Young & Susan Todd
Photographed & Edited by Andrew Young
Sound by Susan Todd
Music by Ted Kuhn
Narrated by Glenn Close
An Archipelago Films HD production for the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest Theater

Awards
Best Non-Broadcast Film International Wildlife Film Festival
Special Merit Award for Cinematography International Wildlife Film Festival
Finalist Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
 


WCS researchers Amy Vedder and Omari Llambu examine a fresh gorilla nest

 


A young gorilla

 


Forest elephants graze in a clearing

 


Young and Todd on location with Kabo, a once captive gorilla who has been reintroduced to his forest home

 
This lively introduction to the Congo rain forest follows in the footsteps of WCS researchers as they track the elusive lowland gorilla. A hidden world of remarkable beauty is revealed along with the dedicated individuals who are working to protect it.

The film ends as the researchers come face to face with a gorilla troop in a forest clearing. The screen pulls away and the audience experiences the same intimate encounter with the gorillas in the Congo Gorilla Forest Exhibit.