Range Rider
Colin Arisman
29 mins | 2022
In Northeastern Washington, a lone range rider is proving that wolves and ranchers can coexist.
Sponsored by:
morpheousStudios
As wolves repopulate Washington State, conflict is heating up with rural ranching communities. Range rider Daniel Curry's job is to patrol wild areas on horseback, creating a buffer between wolves and the cattle herds that graze on public lands. When these wild carnivores are suspected of killing livestock, the consequences for packs can be fatal. As illegal poaching and state-sponsored kills take their toll, can Daniel prove that coexistence between ranchers and wolves is possible?
In the Kettle River Range of Northeastern Washington, wolves are being killed to protect livestock that graze on public lands. A lone range rider, Daniel Curry, works year-round using nonlethal mitigation methods to help prevent wolves from looking at cows as a food source—and to prove that coexistence is possible.
Learn more about Daniel and his efforts here: https://thewolfranger.com/.
Colin Arisman
Director: Colin Arisman
Colin Arisman founded Wild Confluence in 2014 because of a burning belief that documentary films are one of the most powerful tools for building movements. Colin has a hand in all of the projects and is most often in the director’s chair. He takes pride in collaborating and managing the stages of production, including concepting with clients, building production teams, working alongside editors, and coordinating post within the company’s amazing network of colorists, music composers, motion artists, and audio engineers.
Daniel Curry, Subject of Range Rider
Daniel Curry is a range rider, speaker, and founder of GRIPH + Project GRIPH, an organization dedicated to helping humans co-thrive with large carnivores through conservation, connection, and education.
After working with wolves for a decade in sanctuaries and zoos across the United States, Daniel spent the next ten years developing methods that continue to help people and wolves co-thrive together.
Daniel’s work helps guard the respective interests of predators and humans, building a bridge between animals and people in Washington state. His work has been featured in the film Ranger Rider (Wild Confluence Media), and in publications around the world.
CREDITS
Director
Colin Arisman
Funders
Peak Design & Patagonia
Production Company
Wild Confluence Media
Starring
Daniel Curry
Cinematography
Colin Arisman & Oliver Sutro
Editors
Elsa Sebastian & Colin Arisman
Additional Editing
Oliver Sutro & Matteo Moretti
Music Composer
Kepa
Post Audio
Ridgeline Sound
Colorist
Brian De Herrera-Schenring
Story Advising
Elsa Sebastian & Natalie Rhea
AWARDS & FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Wild & Scenic Film Festival (Jury Award Winner)
Bend Film Festival (Winner Best NW Short)
Wasatch Mountain Film Festival (Winner Environmental Award)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Banff Film World Tour
5 Point Film Festival