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S20 Ep1: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies

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Filmed in the mountains of Montana, this poignant, engrossing chronicle focuses on an extraordinary stallion, whose life has been recorded since his birth in the wild in 1995 by Emmy-winning filmmaker Ginger Kathrens.

November 4, 2001

NATURE presents the compelling story of a remarkable denizen of the West in Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies.

America’s wild horses lead an exhilarating but perilous existence. The climate can be brutal, mountain lions and other predators stalk the young, and their dependence on public grazing lands for sustenance often puts them in competition with livestock interests. In some places where these magnificent animals roam, it is not unusual for a wild horse to fall victim to an illegal horse shooter.

Against this backdrop, NATURE presents Cloud’s story. Filmed in the mountains of Montana, this poignant, engrossing chronicle focuses on an extraordinary stallion, whose life has been recorded since his birth in the wild in 1995 by Emmy-winning filmmaker Ginger Kathrens.

Get the latest news on Cloud and his band in Ginger Kathrens’s Cloud Blog.

Features

Additional Web and Print Resources

Interview: Filmmaker Ginger Kathrens

Photo Gallery

PRODUCTION CREDITS

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Web Credits

Producer
RONNIE GODEANU

Art Director
SABINA DALEY

Designers
LENNY DROZNER
KAREN MATTSON
RADIK SHVARTS

Pagebuilding
BRIAN SANTALONE

Writer
JASON KLEINMAN

Production Artist
RUIYAN XU

Production Assistance
MENDY JOHNSON
PETER TIERNEY

Technical Director
BRIAN LEE

Content Consultant
GIANNA SAVOIE

About the Writer

Jason Kleinman is an Internet consultant and freelance writer living in New York City. He has written extensively about the natural sciences, politics, and popular culture.

Thirteen Online is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York’s Kravis Multimedia Education Center in New York City. Anthony Chapman, Director of Interactive & Broadband. Bob Adleman, Business Manager. Carmen DiRienzo, Vice President and Managing Director, Corporate Affairs.

Television Credits

Written and Produced by
GINGER KATHRENS

Cinematographers
GINGER KATHRENS
STEVE KROSCHEL

Creative Consultant
ANNI WILLIAMS

Location Scout
TRISH KERBY

Composer
KELLY BRYARLY

Editors
GINGER KATHRENS
VICKI GRATZ

Assistant Camera
ANN EVANS
LISA SINKE
NANCY KENDRICK
VICKI GRATZ

Additional Cinematography
MARIO BENASSI
GLENN CHAMBERS
GREG HENSLEY

Sound Recordists
LINDA CRAWFIS
MARIO BENASSI

Grips
MATT EVANS
DEVON BAIR
TONY MILLER
LUCY STILSON
JOSIE BRISLAWN
AILEEN BRISLAWN GLONEK

Horse Trainer
GLENN COLE

Production Assistants
DICK RIGNEY
DON MARTY
JODY MARTY

Sound Editing
POST MODERN COMPANY, DENVER, CO

Supervising Sound Editor
CHUCK BIDDLECOM

Sound Editors
CHRIS COLEMAN
DAVID EMRICH
MARK WELCH

Foley
MICHAEL CRAMP
KRISTIN CRAMP

Audio Mix
ED CAMPBELL

Video Post
THE WORKS
COLORIST: RICK GOUGLER
ON-LINE EDITOR: MARK TARAS

Archive Footage
MARTY STOUFFER PRODUCTIONS
DISCOVERY PRODUCTIONS
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION
TAURUS PRODUCTIONS, INC.
GUNNAR BLANK PRODUCTIONS

Thanks to
U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BILLINGS FIELD OFFICE
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
T-CROSS RANCHES

For NATURE

Series Editor
JANET HESS

Supervising Producer
JANICE YOUNG

Producers
JILL CLARKE
PATTY JACOBSON

Associate Producer
GIANNA SAVOIE

Researcher
SUSANE LEE

Production Assistant
IRENE TEJARATCHI

Production Secretary
SARAH CHRISTMAN

Manager
EILEEN FRAHER

Production Manager
JULIE SCHAPIRO THORMAN

On-line Editor
BARRY GLINER