Finally, a nature doc that won't make you cry over dead penguins—just fluffy sky poetry.
This 90-minute documentary brings to life Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s international bestseller, “The Cloudspotter’s Guide”, which draws on science, meteorology and mythology for a magical journey through the world of clouds. It is no dry treatise on the science of nephology but a playful trip through the varied beauty and distinctive personalities of the ten principal cloud types From the ethereal cirrus to the terrifying cumulonimbus, the film tells the story of the short but eventful life of clouds and their importance to our planet. Find out how immense quantities of water can stay up in the sky for so long and how lightning and thunder are created.
Cinematography
Cloud porn shot like nature's own abstract expressionist paintings.
Writing
Pretor-Pinney makes meteorology feel like charming pub storytelling.
Director
Josh Halil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Cloud Appreciation Society, founded by Pretor-Pinney in 2005, now has over 50,000 members who legitimately fight against 'blue-sky thinking' as corporate oppression.
The film's most stunning time-lapse sequences required waiting weeks for specific cloud formations, making this possibly the most patient documentary production ever.
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