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Few more contentious environmental issues exist than the reintroduction of wolves in the lower 48 states. In 1995, a wolf reintroduction effort in Idaho generated heated controversy, but this time all the major players, human and animal alike, were captured on film. Showing the intensity of the passions that motivate all sides of the wolf issue, this film lays out an accessible and infuriating portrait of the wolf question, no matter which side you are on. |
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By Vanessa Schulz
While producing the documentary ‘Cull of the Wild: The Truth behind Trapping,’ I was alerted to the fact that wolves were being trapped in close proximity to my home in Idaho. I immediately went to the site, where I was met by agents of "Wildlife Services." This government agency formerly known as "Animal Damage Control" slaughters between four and five million wild animals annually on behalf of cattle and sheep ranchers. 21st Paradigm was prohibited from filming any federal trapping or management activities. Since these were agents supposedly "managing" the public's wildlife on public lands with public tax dollars, I was curious as to why their activities should be censored from the public. It didn't take long to realize this was a separate story begging to be told. The result is ‘Cost of Freedom,’ a shocking discovery of gross exploitation of wildlife by powerful right-wing political factions.
Producer / Director: Vanessa Schulz
Assistant Producer: Christopher Simms
Narrator: Pamela Sue Martin
Writer: Dustin Castleberry
Production Assistant: Donna Simms
Composer: Micheal Clair
US Release Date: 2003
Copyright Date: 2003
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