Landmark Stories

Documentary team devoted to sharing personal and untold stories about scientists and the communities

05/05/2023

As the oldest child in a Mexican-American household, Jesus Solis grappled with translating complex scientific information about lead contamination to his family. This instilled a desire to make science accessible to all people. So, he uprooted his life for graduate school at the University of Arizona, working with Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta and Project Harvest, a citizen science project focused on local communities living near contaminated sites.

Watch the short documentary “A Dancing Scientist” here: https://tinyurl.com/3x2a33m3

University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences University of Arizona Department of Environmental Science

04/15/2023

This month our team traveled to Sonora, Mexico to tag along with doctoral student and researcher .marin as he works with wildlife at Cuenca Los Ojos. is a 121,000-acre protected area in the Sky Islands — a landscape of imposing mountains and lush canyons located along the United States-Mexico border where many important species, like the black bear and the jaguar, make their home. Check out some pictures of our visit!

03/24/2023

Hello from above! We took to the sky this week with LightHawk Pilot Chuck Schroll to film conservation efforts along the San Pedro River. Scroll to see cinematographer Gilbert Rataezyk, sound recordist Angel Marquez, and senior producer Mitch Riley work their magic out on the field!

03/17/2023

What a ride! We had a blast at the Wonder House presenting a sneak preview of our upcoming environmental justice documentary and discussing how filmmakers and scientists can work with communities to amplify and empower people’s voices.

If you missed it, you can still watch the whole conversation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5LBbt24pf8

Until next time!

03/11/2023

Hello Austin! We are so excited to be here The University of Arizona SXSW

03/09/2023

We are going to Austin this weekend!

Join our producer and team lead, Sandra Westdahl, postdoctoral researcher Denise Moreno Ramírez, and story animator Elena Lopez at the SXSW festival to present a sneak preview of our environmental justice documentary and discuss how filmmakers and scientists can work with communities to amplify and empower people’s voices.

Join us for the panel discussion and a sneak preview of the film at 4 pm on Sunday, March 12th at the UArizona Wonder House at 340 E 2nd St, Austin, TX.

Stop by and say hi. We would love to see you there!

02/21/2023

We’re saddened to hear of the loss of Tucson’s “King of Sting”, Justin Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt was a renowned University of Arizona Entomologist and was best known for creating the Schmidt sting pain index. Justin has made appearances in Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Guinness World Records, and has been featured along with Coyote Peterson in our documentary film Insecta.

Our hearts and minds are with his family and friends.

02/10/2023

Our team has been hard at work filming content for two of our major upcoming projects. We’re grateful to have the opportunity to team up with community members, biologists, and rangeland professionals to help disseminate stories of their scientific efforts. Check out some pictures of our team out on the field this week!

02/02/2023

Our sound recordist and drone cinematographer, Angel Marquez, testing out our new Aputure 600X Pro lights with cinematographer Gilbert Rataezyk.

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Welcome to Landmark Stories!

We are a small award-winning documentary team that believes in the power of sharing our discoveries, struggles and life lessons. We are dedicated to tell character-driven stories that bring us closer together and closer to science.

Backed by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and guided by strong journalistic principles, we tell stories that help us make sense of the world.

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