The Black Stallion

Carroll Ballard

Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) and his father are on a ship that also contains a beautiful black stallion which is owned by a frightening Arab, Larbi. There is a fire onboard ship, and the boy and horse are soon in the water. Both wind up on a deserted island, where Alec and the stallion gradually establish contact and rapport. During the rescue the horse escapes. Back in the USA, Alec finds the horse at a farm owned by Mickey Rooney. Mickey trains the horse; Alec becomes a jockey. And there is a big race to be won.


Never Cry Wolf

Carroll Ballard

A biologist is sent by the Canadian government into the Arctic wilderness to study the wild wolves who have been accused of killing the caribou herds. He learns that it is the hunters, not the wolves, who are the principal enemy of the caribou. Academy Award Nomination - Sound


Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Carroll Ballard

The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based upon the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.


Duma

Carroll Ballard

Carroll Ballard (The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home) directs the exciting story of 12-year-old Xan (Alexander Michaletos), who decides to return the cheetah he raised from a cub to the wild instead of allowing pursuers to place it in captivity. Harsh South African landscapes, stalking lions, crocodiles, river rapids and a mysterious drifter (Eamonn Walker) who may intend to turn the big cat in for cash - all will test Xan's courage and resolve. Join him in this tale of growing up and letting go. It's a journey you won't want to miss.


Wind

Carroll Ballard

Matthew Modine (Any Given Sunday), Jennifer Grey (Bounce) and Cliff Robertson (Spider-Man) star in this heart-racing adventure about a brash young sailor who breaks with tradition in his quest to reclaim the America's Cup for the United States. Stunning cinematography puts you at the center of the strategic sea battle as Will Parker (Modine) and Kate Bass (Grey) take on an arrogant Australian sailor (Jack Thompson) for the coveted Cup. Interwoven with the thrilling race sequences is a classic love story of two people separated by personal ambition and reunited by a shared dream. Carroll Ballard, the acclaimed director of The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf, makes cinema history again withthis soaring story that takes you into the world's greatest race ... and inside nature's strongest force. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, Wind "is an exhilarating experience!" (Vincent Canby,The New York Times)


Fly Away Home

Carroll Ballard

The soaring adventure of a 13-year-old girl and her estranged father who learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them to fly! Starring Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin and Dana Delaney.