by msamtesto | Dec 21, 2022 | The Hidden Tiger
Rescue Doc Films, a Knoxville-based video production firm led by Michael Samstag and Josh Gildrie, applauds the signing of the bipartisan Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to the tireless work of big cat advocates...
by msamtesto | Nov 26, 2022 | Documentary Films, The Hidden Tiger
In this post, Documentary filmmaker Michael Samtesto outlines the documentary storytelling technique used in the Hidden Tiger to give tigers the voice they deserve. The Hidden Tiger is Samtesto’s fifth feature length documentary in distribution. Let me be clear–tigers...
by msamtesto | Oct 17, 2017 | adoptdontshop, ASouthernFix, Documentary, letsfixit
As we traveled the country making A Southern Fix, one thing that we heard frequently was that the future of animal rescue will fall to the next generation. While we believe that we can put an end to shelter killing in the near future, there is no doubt that the...
by msamtesto | Apr 14, 2017 | 22, Documentary
Nearly every hour a veteran commits suicide. 22 deaths per day. 22 mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters. 22. Suicide is now our military’s leading cause of death. Why is making this film so important? So we can get the message out to veterans that it’s OK to...
by msamtesto | Apr 6, 2017 | Petland Protest
On April 1, 2017 Rescue Docs joined local rescues to protest S.B. 519 and H.B. 568, a vill designed not to protect consumers, but to protect Petland and other pet stores ability to purchase puppies from cruel puppy mills. As a society we simply must do better for our...
