{"id":10851,"date":"2018-01-22T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/discovery-unveils-fisher-stevens-ross-kauffman-doc-tigers\/"},"modified":"2018-01-22T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:57:30","slug":"discovery-unveils-fisher-stevens-ross-kauffman-doc-on-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/discovery-unveils-fisher-stevens-ross-kauffman-doc-on-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Unveils Fisher Stevens & Ross Kauffman Doc on Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

During Discovery\u2019s annual reception at the Sundance Film Festival, the network introduced the upcoming documentary Taken by the Tiger<\/em> (working title), with Academy Award winners Fisher Stevens on board to produce and Ross Kauffman set to direct.<\/p>\n

Taken by the Tiger<\/em> will be produced by RadicalMedia and is tied to Discovery\u2019s Project\u00a0C.A.T.\u00a0initiative,\u00a0part of a global\u00a0effort\u00a0to double the\u00a0population of tigers living in the wild by 2022. Filming for the feature-length documentary will span remote areas in Asia where tigers still roam freely. The filming crew will showcase the big cats and the individuals who work to save these tigers from extinction.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelling the most important stories about our natural world and what we can do to protect it is core to who Discovery is as a\u00a0purpose-driven company,\u201d said David Zaslav, the president and chief executive of Discovery Communications. \u201cWe are proud to showcase this important documentary, work with these passionate filmmakers and continue our commitment to preserve wild tigers for future generations through Project C.A.T.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Fisher, Ross, and RadicalMedia on the front lines telling the stories of the heroic efforts to save the rapidly deteriorating populations of these magnificent animals, Discovery will once again highlight important issues for audiences around the world,\u201d stated Rich Ross, the group president of Discovery Channel and\u00a0Science Channel, who announced the upcoming documentary.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fascination with these mythic, even god-like, creatures is primal,\u201d Stevens remarked. \u201cA century ago, over 100,000 wild tigers roamed Asia, but today fewer than 4,000 live in the wild. Many of the same behaviors that are damaging our planet have brought these tigers to the brink of extinction. It\u2019s our fault and our responsibility, and that is why we\u2019re making this film.”<\/p>\n

\u201cMan\u2019s connection with the tiger is 1 percent scientific and 99 percent spiritual,\u201d\u00a0added Kauffman. \u201cOur film will tell the story of man\u2019s duality\u2014on the one side, the childlike innocence we feel when we behold a tiger in the wild, and on the other side, the collective guilt we all bear for extinguishing that species\u2019 existence.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Sundance Institute and Discovery presented the third annual Sundance Institute Discovery Impact Fellowship to Kahlil Hudson and Alex Jablonski at the reception. \u201cThese talented filmmakers are telling the stories of real people and their communities as they grapple with the evolving environment,\u201d said Ross. \u201cDiscovery and our friends at the Sundance Institute are eager to see what new projects they will present through their distinctive lenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscovery and Sundance Institute are leaders in presenting stories to audiences around the world,\u201d commented Hudson and Jablonski. \u201cWe are honored for their acknowledgment of our past body of work as storytellers and are thrilled to use the fellowship to fuel our work to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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