Eric Bendick is an EMMY-Award-winning director, writer, and producer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of human and wild spaces. He’s led numerous storytelling expeditions into the Arctic, the Everglades, the Grand Canyon, the Caribbean, and the Great Bear Wilderness alongside countless adventures throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Over the last two decades, his productions have taken him into the heart of many of the last untamed landscapes on Earth as well as to the front lines of habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse. Working at the nexus of these two worlds, his groundbreaking films for National Geographic, Disney+, PBS, Smithsonian, and Discovery have garnered awards and accolades from major film festivals, academies, and cinematic arts institutions around the world. Most recently, Eric's feature documentary, 'Path of the Panther,' won the 2024 National EMMY Award for 'Outstanding Nature Documentary' from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He is a fellow of the Redford Center, an envoy for the Department of State's American Film Showcase, as well as an alumnus of Brown University and Montana State University.