Highest Nature weaves a patient character study of extreme interspecies relationships and niche conservation education in the work of two falconers. As they perform with, train, and care for their birds of prey, they negotiate the blurry lines between entertainment and education, captivity and wildness. Through poignant cinéma vérité, Highest Nature attunes audiences to hyper-intimate and collaborative human-bird relationships rarely seen with such sensitivity on film.

director, producer, cinematographer / Elle Rinaldi


executive producer / Ana Fangayen

producers / Elle Rinaldi, Camara Aaron, Harrison Nir

editors / Elle Rinaldi, Amira Stone, Victoria Barbarito

fiscal sponsor / Documentary Educational Resources

supported by LEF Moving Image Fund

LEF Foundation Announces $47,500 in Pre-production and Early Development Grants to New England Documentary Filmmakers

LEF has awarded 14 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $270,000 in support of feature-length documentary works by New England-based filmmakers