Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The Hidden Life of Wolves

National Geographic Live Special Engagement
Tuesday, June 2nd | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre

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Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived in a tented camp bordering Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness. For six years, they documented the social hierarchy and behavior of the Sawtooth Pack, wolves they bottle-fed as pups. Meet the Dutchers as they weave fascinating stories and stunning images about the world the wolf faces and solutions for their survival from on-the-ground biologists.

The National Geographic Live Series is presented thanks to the generosity of Teresa and Tom Walsh, Aristocrat Motors and Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City and Sprint.

Biography
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Jim Dutcher began producing documentary films in the 1960s. Jim’s extraordinary camera work and the trust he gains from his subjects have led audiences into places never before filmed: inside beaver lodges, down burrows to peek at wolf pups, and into the secret life of a mother mountain lion as she cares for her newborn kittens.

Jamie Dutcher, Jim’s wife and co-producer, was formerly an employee in the animal hospital of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., bringing to the film projects her knowledge of animal husbandry and medical care. Combined with her gentle instinct, these skills enabled Jamie to quickly gain access to the sensitive and secret inner lives of wolves.

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