
Ben Masters
Director
Ben Masters is a filmmaker and writer specializing in wildlife and adventure stories. Most known for directing the documentary The River and The Wall (SXSW Award Winner) and for producing Unbranded (Mountainfilm Audience Award Winner), Masters studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M and founded Fin and Fur Films, a production company specializing in shorts featuring wildlife research, conservation, and activism.
Movies4
Movie5.6DocumentaryFive friends embark on a 1,200 mile journey along the US-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico to learn first hand what effect a border wall will have on the natural landscape and the wild animals roaming the land.
The River and the Wall
2019 · 5 votes
MovieDocumentaryBorderlands Jaguar is a thrilling documentary following photographers Austin Alvarado and Ben Masters on a quest to document the elusive species and show the importance of conserving wildlife corridors along the US-Mexico border.
Movie7.0DocumentaryDocumentary about four friends on a 3,000 mile journey across the American West on horseback.
Unbranded
2015 · 24 votes
Movie8.8DocumentaryWith fewer than 120 known ocelots remaining in the United States, the stakes are high for their survival. Dive deep into South Texas to meet one of America’s most endangered cats in nature: the American ocelot. Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters chronicles the sad history, precarious present, and optimistic future for one of the country’s most endangered wild cats.
American Ocelot
2021 · 4 votes
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TV7.9DocumentaryFamilyConsistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
Nature
1982 · 45 votes