Meet the Makers

Filmmakers Christy Frank and Alex Goetz were both cinematographers and editors on the film, and Kallie Goetz designed all the visuals. Get to know a little about them here!

Christy Frank

Christy Frank is an award-winning filmmaker, photojournalist and writer based in the Great Lakes region. She is passionate about storytelling that intersects environmental and human/wildlife conditions.  Christy’s work has appeared in bioGraphic, National Wildlife Federation, PBS, Great Lakes Now, Audubon, CBS news, PBS Nature and for numerous nonprofit causes. ​

Alex Goetz

Alex Goetz is a wildlife filmmaker and photographer, and co-founder of Running Wild Media, a film production company specializing in stories of wildlife and conservation. He has contributed to outlets such as National Geographic, BBC, PBS, CNN, CBS and was a winner of the National Geographic WILD "Wild to Inspire" film competition. An Ohio native, some of his extensive travels have taken him from the countryside of Tasmania filming Tasmanian devils, to boating throughout the vibrant Marshall Islands, and road-tripping around four amazing African countries filming wildlife and conservation efforts. 
Alex is a 2019 Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leader, 2019 NAAEE 30 under 30, TEDxToledo 2017 speaker, and a 2013 graduate from Bowling Green State University, with a degree in Film Production and Environmental Science