Burning Sands -- The Living Sands
Brief Synopsis
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From the Gobi to the Sahara, a full one third of the Earth's surface is covered in deserts and arid lands. The program examines the bitter wastelands to discover how a place of death is, in fact, alive. In the Namibia desert, a herd of elephants makes a spectacle across a sprawling stretch of sand d
Cast & Crew
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Brando Quilici
Director
Ben Kingsley
Narration
Doug Allan
Photography
Leah Bankston
Production Assistant (Discovery Channel)
Gerald J Batchen
Associate Producer
Don Campbell
Writer
Film Details
Also Known As
Wild Discovery (09/02/00)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Brando Quilici Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
From the Gobi to the Sahara, a full one third of the Earth's surface is covered in deserts and arid lands. The program examines the bitter wastelands to discover how a place of death is, in fact, alive. In the Namibia desert, a herd of elephants makes a spectacle across a sprawling stretch of sand dunes. Suddenly, with consensus, they begin to search for water with their trunks. This herd possesses a surprising skill for such large animals -- they can sniff out water trapped under the sand. The program also features stories of adaptation such as rodents that live their entire lives without taking a drink of water and plants whose seeds can endure fifty years of drought.
Director
Brando Quilici
Director
Crew
Doug Allan
Photography
Leah Bankston
Production Assistant (Discovery Channel)
Gerald J Batchen
Associate Producer
Don Campbell
Writer
Ian Conway
Scientific (Kings Creek Station)
Sabrina Donia
Production Manager
Teresa Eyel
Production Assistant (Discovery Channel)
Allen Feuer
Production Manager (Discovery Channel)
Don Grady
Music
Fausto Grisi
Production Manager
Emmanuelle Han
Associate Producer
Michael Klemens
Scientific Consultant (Wildlife Conservation Society)
Blythe Loutit
Scientific Consultant (Save The Rhino Trust)
Anna Ludlow
Scientific Consultant
Steven Manuel
Executive Producer (Discovery Channel)
Meghan L. Noble
Editor
Alessandro Ojetti
Photography
Michael Olmert
Writer
Wendy Pojmann
Associate Producer
Michael Quattrone
Executive In Charge Of Production (Discovery Channel)
Brando Quilici
Producer
Bob Reid
Vice President Of Production (Discovery Channel)
Diane Ruby
Writer
David Schaefer
Publicist (Discovery Channel)
Frederick Schwartzman
Legal Services
David Shale
Photography
Jerome Tubiana
Scientific Consultant
O J Williams
Scientific Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Wild Discovery (09/02/00)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Brando Quilici Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
