Unintentionally timely, A River Below may be read as a Trump-era document, a tale of environmentalists versus local industry. The film begins deceptively simple as a traditional story of do-gooders and media elites making a difference and spreading the word about an illegal fishing operation which has slaughtered the Amazon’s mythical Pink River Dolphin. Leading the charge is Brazilian reality TV star and biologist Richard Rasmussen and Columbian scientist Dr. Fernando Trujillo.
The ecosystem of commerce in which the dolphin meat is illegally captured and used to bait fish, as well as sanctioned in a cooking show produced by the Columbian government, is explored first. Rasmussen is a charismatic figure: the founder of the Turtle House preserve in Brazil and host of Wild to the Extreme, he’s well known in South America for his work, which is why he become despised when a controversial video of a pregnant...
The ecosystem of commerce in which the dolphin meat is illegally captured and used to bait fish, as well as sanctioned in a cooking show produced by the Columbian government, is explored first. Rasmussen is a charismatic figure: the founder of the Turtle House preserve in Brazil and host of Wild to the Extreme, he’s well known in South America for his work, which is why he become despised when a controversial video of a pregnant...
- 5/4/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
“We need action!” That’s Richard Rasmussen, one of the two main subjects of Mark Grieco’s Tribeca documentary premiere, A River Below, in this exclusive clip provided to Filmmaker. The film, Grieco’s follow-up to the Sundance-premiering Marmato, has its first screening on April 22. Here, from the press materials, is a further description: A River Below is a gripping journey into the Amazon that follows a Brazilian wildlife TV star and a renowned marine biologist as they each attempt to save the endangered pink river dolphin from being hunted to extinction. As we burrow further into the Amazon, the film takes […]...
- 4/20/2017
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Exclusive: The near-mythical pink river dolphins of the Amazon, the largest river dolphin species in the world, are on the verge of extinction thanks to fishermen who continue to hunt the docile animals and use them as bait. But two activists – Dr. Fernando Trujillo, a renowned marine biologist, and Richard Rasmussen, a biologist and reality TV star – are determined to raise awareness of the dolphin's situation and protect this endangered species. Directed by Mark Grieco…...
- 4/19/2017
- Deadline
Don't get off that escalator! There is a crocodile waiting to eat you!
Nah, not really, but it is a damn fine optical illusion. This ad was created to promote a new National Geographic show in Brazil called Wild World with Richard Rasmussen. It asks, "Ready for an adventure through the Brazilian forest?" It doesn't ask, "Ready for a mad dash to the bathroom?"
Crocodiles have been terrifying people a lot lately, from forcing beach closures in Australia to haunting rivers in England.
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Nah, not really, but it is a damn fine optical illusion. This ad was created to promote a new National Geographic show in Brazil called Wild World with Richard Rasmussen. It asks, "Ready for an adventure through the Brazilian forest?" It doesn't ask, "Ready for a mad dash to the bathroom?"
Crocodiles have been terrifying people a lot lately, from forcing beach closures in Australia to haunting rivers in England.
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- 3/7/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
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