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(Historically, women have been underrepresented in nearly every aspect of the natural history storytelling space.)
A lioness nuzzles her young cub.
Cinematographer Tania Escobar films bonobos from a tree platform.
Queensflips the traditionally male-dominated natural history genre on its head,Queensexecutive producer Vanessa Berlowitz tellsGlamour.
It charts the little-explored intricacies of the animal queendomfrom the raw and heartwarmingto most heart-stopping moments.
Cinematographer Tania Escobar films bonobos from a tree platform. According tothe WWF, “Bonobos and chimpanzees look very similar and both share 98.7% of their DNA with humans—making the two species our closest living relatives.”
Through the use of cutting-edge technology, we closely documented these staggering yet inspiring journeys.
And indeed it is.
My husband and I then set up theWildstar Academyon that model.
Queensdirector Faith Musembi and director of photography Sophie Darlington film elephants from the vehicle. “We are explorers. We are glass-ceiling breakers. We are best-in-class cinematographers and creatives. We are turning the lens on the matriarchies and female leaders of the animal kingdom for the very first time…and we’re setting the tone that all should hail the queens,” Courteney Monroe, president of National Geographic Content, tellsGlamour.
And we are now financing women from across the world to go on shoots across all our shows.
Queensdirector Faith Musembi and director of photography Sophie Darlington film elephants from the vehicle.
We are glass-ceiling breakers.
An African elephant calf feeds close to its mother.
We are best-in-class cinematographers and creatives.
If you don’t have National Geographic, don’t worry.
And if you do have National Geographic, even better.
Two Ethiopian wolves sleep during a rainstorm in the mountains of Ethiopia.
The series will begin airing at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on Monday, March 4.
Six distinct animal communities, including hyenas, elephants, lions, insects, primates, and orcas.
Take a look at some of the extraordinary animals in action onQueens.
A lioness and her cub nuzzle.
An African elephant calf feeds close to its mother.
Two Ethiopian wolves sleep during a rainstorm in the mountains of Ethiopia.
A lioness and her cub nuzzle.
A matriarch orca leads her pod underwater.
A matriarch orca leads her pod underwater.
Geladas groom fellow group members on the cliffs of Ethiopia, where they sleep in safety from predators.
A female Euglossa orchid bee wipes nectar from her impressive tongue.
Queenscinematographer and mentee Erin Ranney films a female brown bear and her three cubs on the sedge meadows of Alaska with assistant producer Alicia Russo and bear safety guide Teresa Whipple.
She mixes the nectar with pollen to create a high energy paste to feed her young.
A portrait of a female bonobo
Episode 101 is called African Queens.
Episode 102 centers on Rainforest Queens, while 103 focuses on Tiny Jungle Queens.
Geladas groom fellow group members on the cliffs of Ethiopia, where they sleep in safety from predators.
Episode 104 is titled Savanna Queens, and 105 is Mountain Queens.
Check back for more in early March.
Queensdirector of photography Sophie Darlington films elephants on the Shotover gimbal system.
A female brown bear and one of her cubs are woken up by the scent of another bear on the mudflats.
Yes, even though the series was female-led, men played a very important role.
We worked with unbelievably supportive male colleagues in the industry who also believed in diversifying, Berlowitz tellsGlamour.
And they would always help with training an assistant camerawoman on the team.
A female Euglossa orchid bee wipes nectar from her impressive tongue. She mixes the nectar with pollen to create a high energy paste to feed her young.
It just felt so different from anything I’ve ever worked on before.
A portrait of a female bonobo
Queensdirector of photography Sophie Darlington films elephants on the Shotover gimbal system.
Queensmentee and filmmaker Erica Rugabandana
Queenscinematographer and mentee Erin Ranney films brown bears hunting salmon from underwater with a pole cam, while cinematographer John Shier films on a long lens. Yes, even though the series was female-led, men played a very important role. “We worked with unbelievably supportive male colleagues in the industry who also believed in diversifying,” Berlowitz tellsGlamour. “And they would always help with training an assistant camerawoman on the team. It just felt so different from anything I’ve ever worked on before.”
