CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 7m

Learning To See

One man's tranformational journey to find the Amazon's strangest creature.

79%(7)IMDbDocumentary

Struggling with a mid-life crisis, Robert Oelman leaves his psychology career in the early 1990s to photograph rare and exotic insects. After moving from the United States to Colombia, he forms a special bond with his subjects in the Amazon rainforest. This connection enables him to make striking photographic images of new and undocumented species. After more than 20 years of traveling, searching, and photographing, his quest culminates with a New York City gallery show where he finally shares his images with the public.

Directed byJake Oelman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 7m
Language
EN
Released
March 13, 2016
Studios
Barcode Films

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Learning To See - Official Trailer

Learning To See - Official Trailer

Learning to See - The World of Insects trailer - WFFR 2017

Learning to See - The World of Insects trailer - WFFR 2017

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1 credited
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Robert Oelman

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Directed by
Jake Oelman
Written by
Jerry Aronson
Produced by
Jerry Aronson

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