The Serengeti Rules. United States, 84 min, 2018. HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Passion Planet.

Synopsis

Passion Planet and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios present one of the most important, but never before told, science stories of our time; a story with profound implications for the fate of life on our planet.
 

Beginning in the 1960s, a small group of young scientists, group , set out into nature, driven by an insatiable curiosity to learn how it works. They immersed themselves in some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, from the majestic Serengeti to the Amazon rainforest to the Arctic Ocean. Now, in the twilight of their eminent careers, these five unsung heroes of modern ecology share their stories: Bob Paine, Jim Estes, Mary Power, Tony Sinclair and John Terborgh. Across the globe, they discovered that among the millions of species on our planet, some are far more important than others. They called these species "cornerstones" because they hold the natural world together.

Based on the book by Sean B. Carroll, The Serengeti Rules will forever change the way we view nature.