Get inspired to visit the natural world by taking in these five nature films that are streaming right now.
THE FATE OF THE WILD
The Fate of The Wild, directed by Andrew Michael Ellis, is a portrait of wild horse expert Laura Leigh’s personal and professional battles, set against the jaw dropping stark Nevada landscape.
How to watch: Download the DocPlus app on iOS and Android devices, as well as Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and more.
FREE SOLO
National Geographic’s Academy Award-winning documentary, Free Solo (2018), directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, is an adrenaline-fueled adventure following professional rock climber Alex Honnold who attempts the first free solo climb of El Capitan’s 900-metre vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park.
How to watch: Stream on Disney+ (subscription needed)
ISOLATED
Narrated by Ryan Phillippe and directed by Justin le Pera, Isolated (2013) follows five world class surfers who travel to New Guinea in search of undiscovered waves, but end up discovering so much more.
How to watch: Download the DocPlus app on iOS and Android devices, as well as Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and more.
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Academy Award-winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher (2020), directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, is a heartwarming story of friendship between a filmmaker who meets and befriends a female octopus while diving in a kelp forest off the coast of South Africa.
How to watch: Stream on Netflix (subscription needed)
PENGUINS UNDER SIEGE
Penguins Under Siege (2005), directed by Phil Coles and Virginia Quinn, is the story of Lucy and Louie, two vulnerable penguin chicks born on the harsh Skeleton Coast of Southwestern Africa.
How to watch: Download the DocPlus app on iOS and Android devices, as well as Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and more.
