Private Project

Stories of Wolves-The Lobo returns

“Stories of Wolves” is about the recovery efforts for our Mexican Gray Wolves, the most endangered land mammal in all of North America and our evolution of consciousness towards wild animals and our human-wild animal relationship. There only remain about 83 wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico.
The film has many sub-plots because of the dynamic relationship of the wolves to the various communities who now share the wolves” habitat: the ranchers, the conservationists, the Native American cultures, and the other animals who depend upon the wolves’ presence to maintain a healthy ecological system. Just as much as it is a film about wolves, it is also about the people of New Mexico, Arizona and the Northern hemisphere and our stand in keeping our wolves with us on this planet. And ultimately it is about the vanishing wildness inside and outside of us... We all belong in the Web Of Life...

  • Elke Duerr
    Director
    Wolves and Humans-a new story of coexistence
  • Elke Duerr
    Writer
  • Elke Duerr
    Producer
  • Mexican Gray Wolves
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 13 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 28, 2011
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Apple ProRes HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premiere
    New Mexico State Land Office, Santa Fe
    October 28, 2011
    North American Premiere
  • Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
    Polson, MT
    United States
    January 23, 2016
  • Green Unplugged Film Festival
    Online
  • Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
    Hollywood
    United States
    December 10, 2016
    Women Director, Documentary Feature
  • International Independent Film Awards
    Encino
    United States
    October 15, 2016
    Documentary Feature
  • Indie Film Awards

    Best Message
Distribution Information
  • Kanopy
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Video on Demand
Director Biography - Elke Duerr

Elke is a bi-national filmmaker, conservationist and teacher and the founder and director of the nonprofit Web of Life Foundation W.O.L.F. and the author of the forthcoming book: "Humans and Wolves-A new story of coexistence" which will be published in English, Spanish and German. She teaches and lectures widely on the importance of predators in the ecosystem and the preservation of the Web of Life, and fosters a healthy coexistence between wilderness and civilization and the reconnection of humans to the natural world. Her favorite classes are with children as she loves to debunk myths and preconceived notions about our animals and natural world and revolutionize the way we see and experience nature. Just recently, Ms. Duerr completed a short film about our endangered river otters which was screened at the New Mexico Film Festival and received the Aldo Leopold Southwest Legacy film award in the category of best adult short film for her film “Preserving Beauty”. Her full-length documentary “Stories of Wolves-The Lobo returns” premiered in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October of 2011 and she currently presenting film screenings and outreach talks in the US and Europe.

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Director Statement

We all belong in the web of life. No exceptions. Ever since I was a child I have been deeply connected to nature and her creatures. Now is the time to give back and be a voice for the voiceless animals and earth and to preserve the vanishing wildness inside and outside of us.