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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

The Last Great Wilderness

In our modern, hectic world we all seek a place of refuge. In the northeast corner of Alaska, there is such a place – the Last Great Wilderness – otherwise known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Far away from the busy cities it is like a window that allows us to travel back in time and explore a land largely unaltered by western civilization.  For thousands of generations, the Gwich’in people have lived off the Arctic Refuge, what they call “the Sacred Place Where Life Begins.” For hundreds of thousands of caribou, for polar bears, muskox, wolves, arctic foxes and over 200 species of migratory birds it is exactly that, a birthing ground. These Arctic species are dependent on the Arctic Refuge for their survival.

 
 

Legend of the Gwich’in

"In a Gwich’in creation story, the original people of the Arctic used to be caribou. When they separated, the caribou kept a bit of the human heart and the human kept a bit of the caribou heart. They made an oath that the caribou would always take care of the Gwich’in as long as the Gwich’in would always take care of the caribou."

— text by Eugénie Frerichs
Experience a place worth protecting.

About the Movie

Imagine a vast, wild, and magical place in the far north of Alaska where one of earth’s greatest natural spectacles unfolds.

Discover a land that has evolved intact and untamed since the beginning of time, a world few have truly seen until now. For the first time on the giant screen, join National Geographic photographer and wildlife cinematographer Florian Schulz to experience this special place worth protecting.

 

“The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a special place. It has been my life’s work to document this last great wilderness with the hope it will be preserved for future generations. There is no better venue to bring the wonders of the Arctic to life than on the giant screen,”
said Filmmaker Florian Schulz.
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Behind the Scenes

Ever since Florian Schulz has explored the Arctic Refuge for the first time nearly two decades ago he was fascinated with this enormous wilderness. From the Mountains of the Brooks Range you can look in any direction as far as the eye can see without coming across anything man-made. No buildings, power lines or roads disturb this untouched land.
Unfortunately many attempts have been made to turn the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge into an oilfield. Politicians have called the Refuge a “flat, white nothingness” or “a barren wasteland.” Together with his brother Salomon Schulz, Florian set out on a mission to document the Arctic Refuge in the course of the season to create an authentic documentary about the “Last Great Wilderness” to help with its permanent protection. It was extremely exciting for the Schulz brothers, when President Obama recommended the Refuge coastal plain for wilderness protection, using their film material.

 

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under threat, you can take action to protect it

 
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What other people are saying about the Refuge

“Just like Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of our nation’s crown jewels and we have an obligation to preserve this spectacular place for generations to come.”

— Sally Jewell
Interior Secretary

“I think veterans — We’ve sacrificed a lot and we’ve put a lot of skin in the game for this country. And we should be in the front lines of helping protect these areas, because so many of these places help heal us. And if it wasn’t for our public lands, I would never have survived the transition home. So let’s get out there as military veterans and protect the lands that are helping save us.”

— Garett Reppenhagen
Vet Voice Foundation

“Other oil fields are available. The Arctic refuge is too special a place to drill.”

— David J. Hayes
a former deputy Interior secretary who is now at the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank.

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