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04/30/2019

NASA is a national treasure with real data and real facts about the most serious challenges our planet is facing. We're about to release our latest film on the palm oil industry, just one of the industries responsible for forest destruction. You can explore this topic and many others at NASA's Earth Observatory. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Deforestation

04/23/2019

On this Earth Day, we reflect on the past year of work on the Discovery Channel film Expedition Palm Oil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjL9AbgwcFE&feature=youtu.be

03/12/2019

We are honored to be working with some of the most committed people from around the world who are working to eliminate the use of mercury in small gold mines.

This video, produced by Arrowheadfilms, presents GEF and partner representatives in short interviews at the launch event of the GEF financed GOLD program, th...

01/04/2019

Today Arrowhead Films joins Southwest Airlines in mourning its founder Herb Kelleher, a great Texan and a great businessman. His impact on commercial aviation is legendary, but one thing many might not know about Herb is that he was the first airline owner to hire Vietnam War veteran aviators. Where others saw war-damaged goods, Herb saw highly trained and successful pilots like Mike Venable and others who could help him build the safest, fastest, and at the time, cheapest "your company plane" airline. Because of this, he was a proud supporter of our documentary "In the Shadow of the Blade," and we were proud and delighted to give him a flight on 091 to a fantastic hangar veterans celebration he hosted at LZ Southwest. Today that helicopter is in the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and this very good man has surely made Heaven a lot more fun than it was before his arrival.

Herb Kelleher was a pioneer in many ways, but especially when it came to hiring Vietnam Veterans when many other businesses turned them away.

08/09/2018

The Nature Conservancy protects more than 900,000 acres in Texas. In the Gulf Coast Region, Arrowhead was given access to the Clive Runnells Family Mad Island Marsh Preserve to film for the Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibit, Becoming Texas. A big thank you to Preserve Manager, Steven Goertz for taking the crew to film in this beautiful preserve! Bullock Texas State History Museum The Nature Conservancy in Texas

08/09/2018

Thank you to Texas Master Naturalists, Brigid and Allen Berger, for helping our crew get out to Matagorda Island to capture sunrise and sunset in the Gulf Coast Region. We love meeting Texans like the Bergers, who volunteer to "provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas." Thanks for the adventure! Texas Master Naturalist Program Bullock Texas State History Museum Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

08/09/2018

Wildlife Refuge Specialist, Felipe Prieto, in his "office". Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Bullock Texas State History Museum

08/09/2018

As we continue to film for the Bullock Texas State History Museum's new exhibit, we find ourselves in the Gulf Coast Region on Matagorda Island with Felipe Prieto, Wildlife Refuge Specialist with the Aransas/Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks, Felipe, for helping to preserve this beautiful land.

08/03/2018

We loved helping tell the story of the Texas Bullet Train's commitment to accessible travel for everyone. This one's personal!

Cheryl Fries, Owner and Creative Director of Arrowhead Films, shares her guest blog on how the Texas Bullet Train will revolutionize accessible travel.

08/03/2018

Arrowhead films would like to thank everyone who made Expedition Palm Oil possible and come alive on-screen. Thank you to the wonderful people from ANJ, Hope for the Forest, and Sime Darby for showing us your practices and experiences with palm oil. Special thanks to conservationist, Erik Meijaard, for guiding us through the trails of production at ANJ. Lastly, thank you UNDP for choosing us to explore and tell the complex story of palm oil, and for sending along Andrew Bovarnick to join our expedition.

Another thank you to our host, Nadine Zamira Sjarief, and the Arrowhead team: Patrick Fries, Daniel DeLoach, Cheryl Fries, Cherie Hart, Mita Hernandez, Max Anderson, and Alexa Bodine.

07/27/2018

Bison in Caprock Canyons State Park. The herd began with only 45 bison. Today, there are about 200 as a result of the dedicated staff at the park. They run wild and are unpredictable, but if you're patient and lucky, you get a shot like this. Caprock Canyons State Park

07/27/2018

Arrowhead is filming at Caprock Canyons State Park for a new exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Thanks to Donald Beard, park superintendent and State Police Officer, for leading us to the beauty shots! Caprock Canyons State Park Donald Beard

07/25/2018

After spending three weeks in two countries, we have finally wrapped on-location filming for the one-hour UNDP documentary for Discovery Asia, “Expedition Palm Oil.” With three camera operators and two drones we captured the lifecycle of palm oil from global producer plantations to the front yards of local villagers. Now, we transition the expedition to the editing room with Ryan Dever. Let’s make some movie magic! A short-teaser is coming soon…

07/10/2018

The local children of Sintang were a fan of Daniel DeLoach and his drone as they saw a view of their village from above for the first time.

07/05/2018

Today we filmed orangutans in the wild, an increasingly rare sight. Meeting the human demand for palm oil has resulted in the deforestation of hundreds of thousands of hectares of the species' habitat, contributing to their status as critically endangered. We have to admit that our crew shed some tears for these spectacular animals who may not share our planet for much longer.

07/02/2018

We’re in Jakarta with Expedition Palm Oil Host Nadine Zamira and Ms. Musdhalifah Machmud, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, catching the government’s perspective. They say this is not an either/or situation of economic development or forest preservation … that is yet to be determined.

Also pictured is UNDP's Andrew Bovarnick, a leading expert on commodities, and our camera crew: Sutiknyo and Daniel DeLoach, and Director Patrick Fries.