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Six young people in India discover a major ecological disaster that we all unknowingly contribute. A documentary by Kristina Danka, Ph.D. For more information please visit www.stolenriverfilm.com

Insects, birds and mammals carry out most of their behavior in a predetermined, instinctive way. But where do their mysterious, complicated behavioral patterns come from? Nature`s I.Q.: Extraordinary Animal Behavior, a book by two young scholars, Istvan Tasi and Balazs Hornyanszky, published by Torchlight, received the prestigious award for Best Scientfic Book in 2009 from USA Book News. Presenting dozens of behavioral examples, and adapting the book`s basic idea to the screen with compelling visuals and footage of animals in the wild, Nature`s I.Q. the documentary intends to entice the audience to question what they thought, and were taught, to be unshakeable truth. Meet the deceptive hunters, the cunning bluffers, the unlikely partners, the champions of timing, and the remarkable wanderers of the sky, and be prepared to witness that nature can be more unfathomable than contemporary science allows for.

Fifty years ago, a 70-year-old spiritual teacher from India arrives in the West and settles among the hippies of New York’s Lower East Side. From a tiny storefront, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami starts a revolution of consciousness influencing tens of thousands in the U.S. and worldwide. But what happens to his movement after their charismatic leader’s passing? Will it survive? Will it change? Can an ancient Eastern spiritual tradition be relevant in the modern 21st century? A film by Karuna Productions (www.karunaproductions.com) Executive Producers: Bhakti Charu Swami, Anuttama Dasa, Pancharatna Das Producer-Director: Krisztina Danka, Ph.D. Cinematography: Filip Cargonja, Denes Doboveczki Editor: Szabolcs Guth