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The Python Hunt’ Sets May 8 Theatrical Opening After Trailer Debut

The film probes how a state-run hunt for invasive snakes collides with personal motives.

Overview

  • Oscilloscope Laboratories will open the documentary on May 8 at New York’s Angelika Film Center, with a wider release to follow.
  • IndieWire debuted the trailer, offering a first extended look at the Everglades pursuit and the personalities who take part.
  • The film follows Florida’s government-arranged Everglades Python Hunt, a ten-night contest that invites participants to capture invasive Burmese pythons to protect native wildlife.
  • After premiering at SXSW 2025, the documentary was singled out by IndieWire as one of the festival’s favorites.
  • Director Xander Robin says his South Florida upbringing shaped the story’s lens, noting how invasive pythons and even legally hunted iguanas have altered daily life.