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THE BONES

By Jeremy XIDO

Documentary - Pre-Production 2021

Multi-format: 4-part series and feature
THE BONES is a stunning, cinematic exploration of the high stakes business of dinosaur bone trading, where obsessive collectors compete with museums, scientists and high-end auction houses to own a piece of the past.

- Year of production
- 2021
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Jeremy XIDO
- Producer(s)
- Ina FICHMAN (Intuitive Pictures)
- Synopsis
- THE BONES is a four-episode documentary limited series exploring the multi-million-dollar international dinosaur bone trade. Part international thriller, part cinematic meditation on the nature of existence, this character-driven series follows a Mongolian, a Frenchman and an American: one fighting to return bones to the place from where they were looted, another a master perpetrator selling exquisitely mounted artifacts to the highest bidder, and the last, a scientist striving to literally bring dinosaurs back to life.
  A sweeping documentary that tells multiple, intersecting stories—the commercialization of the natural world, the passion of larger-than-life bone collectors and traders, the lucrative and dangerous traffic in stolen bones, the heroes who fight to stop the plunder of their history, the collectors and museums who look the other way - this series combines cinematic storytelling, never-before-seen archival footage and al the thrill and drama to attract audiences worldwide.
  
  Appeal:
  Dinosaurs—need we say more?
  The repatriation of artifacts to the country of origin—a timely topic.
  Environmental concerns linked to the commercialization of the natural world
  Natural history
  Vivid, charismatic real-world villains and heroes
  Exciting diverse locations