The Last Show on Earth

(102 min; 1992; dvd)
Director: Philip Cayford

The story of extinction on a global scale, from South Dakota's buffalo herds to snake stalls in Taiwan. Philip Cayford interviews conservationists and observes illegal traffickers to bring out the root causes of extinction"”loss of habitat, overpopulation and greed"”even as the film celebrates individual efforts to save species. A visual and musical tour de force, it is narrated by Kenneth Branagh with music by Elton John and David Gilmour