Seven Years, 10,000 Miles & One Film: Brendan Hall on Capturing the Soul of America's National Parks

Seven Years, 10,000 Miles & One Film: Brendan Hall on Capturing the Soul of America's National Parks

May 18, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 14 · Episode 9

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Brendan Hall discusses his documentary about the people and stories within America's national parks, highlighting his journey across 10,000 miles.

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful story in a national park isn't the landscape — it's the people inside it? NYU-trained filmmaker, Explorers Club member, and director Brendan Hall joins us to share the journey behind Out There: A National Parks Story — a feature documentary seven years in the making, born from a post-graduation road trip across 10,000 miles of America's public lands. Brendan opens up about the Grand Canyon moment under the Milky Way that redirected his entire filmmak...

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