Fin and Fur Films

On July 4th, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country. The river rose more than 37 feet in a matter of hours, and entire communities along its banks were forever changed. In the days that followed, an extraordinary response unfolded. Search and rescue teams, volunteers, and organizations from across the state and the nation converged on the Guadalupe. As the land and river begin to recover, so too do the people who call it home.

With fewer than 120 known ocelots remaining in the United States, the stakes are high for their survival. Dive deep into South Texas to meet one of America’s most endangered cats in nature: the American ocelot. Wildlife filmmaker Ben Masters chronicles the sad history, precarious present, and optimistic future for one of the country’s most endangered wild cats.