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In today's episode, I interview Zac Lazarou the director of the short documentary "The Undertakers," an beautiful look at the underappreciated world of vultures in Africa. The film was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to learn a bit about the important place vultures hold in the ecosystems, the importance of the music in creating the mood of the film, and the goal of the film as it relates to hope versus reality.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "The Undertakers” directed by Zac Lazarou
• Cow directed by Andrea Arnold
• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson
• City of God directed by Ktia Lund and Fernando Meirelles
• Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino
• Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle
• Winnie the Pooh directed by Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall
• Joker directed by Todd Phillips
• The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan
• Alien directed by Ridley Scott

Check out the film at the following film festivals this fall:

• Rotterdam Wildlife Film Festival

Follow Luke on Instagram @zacwildfilm.