A Paradise Lost

A Paradise Lost (2025)

Released Animation, Documentary · 89 min

 

A Paradise Lost (2025)

Released Animation, Documentary · 89 min

 

The true story of one small Hawaiian bird who took a stand changed the rules.

The film unfolds through the POV of the Palila called Anuenue who stood as the client in 1979 court trials. The legal battle leveraged the Endangered Species Act to protect māmane forests where 2,500 Palila competed with introduced sheep & goats. He explains how they won in court, but are still in jeopardy; in 2024, only 300 Palila remain. Today, a Native Hawaiian conservationist struggles to save them amidst escalating... see more

The true story of one small Hawaiian bird who took a stand changed the rules.

The film unfolds through the POV of the Palila called Anuenue who stood as the client in 1979 court trials. The legal battle leveraged the Endangered Species Act to protect māmane forests where 2,500 Palila competed with introduced sheep & goats. He explains how they won in court, but are still in jeopardy; in 2024, only 300 Palila remain. Today, a Native Hawaiian conservationist struggles to save them amidst escalating... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Oct 19, 2025
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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