THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION TEAMS WITH GRIZZLY CREEK FILMS ON IMAX FILM SPECTACLE

Foundation and EMMY-Winning Production Company Announce Original Film for Giant Screen and IMAX theaters to “Show America’s Everglades Like Never Before Seen”

March 16, 2026

Aerial view of a boat traveling between mangroves and tree islands in the Everglades. Photo by Mac Stone.

Palmetto Bay, FL – Eric Eikenberg, CEO of The Everglades Foundation and Thomas Winston, the Founder and CEO of Grizzly Creek Films, announced today that the two organizations have begun production of a Giant Screen and IMAX motion picture that promises to “show America’s Everglades like it’s never been seen before.”

“This will be the first film for Giant Screen and IMAX theaters to tell the definitive Everglades ecosystem story,” Eikenberg said. “It fulfills our 33-year mission of educating people about the importance of Everglades restoration in ways no print or web content can. It will enable us to reach new and existing audiences, especially younger viewers who rely more on visual media to spark their interest.”

“This film will invite a global audience to immerse themselves in the vast beauty and hidden drama of this iconic wilderness – a place most people will never visit, and few understand,” noted Winston.

“We could not have found a production team better suited to this project or a story more captivating than what we’re creating with Grizzly Creek,” Eikenberg added. He noted that Grizzly Creek is a world-renowned U.S.-based production company that specializes in premium natural history and conservation film. They have created original series and documentary films for Disney+, National Geographic, PBS and IMAX. Notably, the team is deeply connected to Florida’s stunning ecosystems, and this will be their third feature documentary set in the Sunshine State.

A Florida panther walks through trees and vegetation. Photo by Mac Stone.

Grizzly Creek’s film “Path of the Panther” was the 2023 News & Documentary EMMY Winner for ‘Outstanding Nature Production.’ The film, now streaming on National Geographic and Disney+, was instrumental in passage of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act, the first legislation of its kind and a global model for showcasing innovative conservation.

“The Giant Screen and IMAX format will envelop viewers in the majesty of the Everglades, from the heights of its towering tree hammocks to the depths of its estuaries,” Winston said.

The film will incorporate the stunning photography of Mac Stone, a native Floridian whose work has focused on the swamps, estuaries and springs of America’s Everglades. A senior fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, he is a National Geographic Explorer, author, speaker, and conservationist.

Producing the motion picture will be National EMMY award-winning producer, director, and writer Eric Bendick, whose films have told the stories of the world’s last untamed landscapes, as well as the effort to save them from destruction and biodiversity loss. His work for National Geographic, Disney, PBS, Smithsonian and other networks has garnered awards at major film festivals around the world. He is a current grantee of the Redford Center.

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