Overview

• The film premieres at Telluride this weekend, airs on National Geographic on Sept. 12, and streams on Disney+ on Sept. 13.
• Directors Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, and Juan Camilo Cruz lead the project, produced with Lightbox’s Simon and Jonathan Chinn.
• The narrative recounts four Indigenous siblings’ survival after a May 1, 2023 plane crash that killed their mother and the pilot, followed by a 40-day search.
• Accounts from Indigenous trackers and Colombian special forces detail early mistrust, respect for Indigenous cosmology, and eventual collaboration in the rescue effort.
• The team says they sought blessings from Indigenous elders before filming, and the production received support from Colombia’s CINA audiovisual incentive.