CWC Docs: Wonders of the Wolf

Angie Ruiz is a writer, director, and producer of the award-winning, canid-centric documentaries Black Beauty Breed and Forever Faithful. Both films are currently streaming on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel. Her latest film, Wonders of the Wolf, is about the dynamic lives of the Yellowstone wolves. The film is currently screening in film festivals. Born and raised in Northern California, Angie graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She became interested in filmmaking while volunteering in Tanzania, East Africa in 2004. She traveled to Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, and India to photograph landscapes, wildlife, monuments, and people. She formed her production company, Wandering Films, to create art and documentary films. Angie resides in Santa Barbara with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and a Rottweiler named Bodhi. She is a volunteer at ASAP Cats and a regular wolf observer in Yellowstone National Park.

Sarah E. Anderson is a Professor and the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studies how the public and politics influences policy. For example, her research focuses on how the public drives agencies’ wildfire prevention, public constraints on grizzly bear reintroductions, and how primary voters lead legislators to reject compromise. Her research is shaped by her experience in Washington, D.C. working for a U.S. member of Congress, and her interest in environmental issues comes from growing up in Montana, where she lived when the first wolves were reintroduced.