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At a time when environmental documentaries often overwhelm us with stark statistics and dire warnings, “Autumn and the Black Jaguar” chooses a different path. It speaks to our hearts through the universal language of friendship, reminding us that our connection to nature is not just about preservation, but about love. French filmmaker Gilles de Maistre, who already gave us “Mia and the White Lion” and “The Wolf and the Lion,” returns to familiar territory with this story of a girl and her unlikely bond with a jaguar in the Amazon rainforest. Yet despite its well-worn premise, this film manages to find fresh ground in the increasingly urgent conversation about wildlife conservation. Director: Gilles de Maistre Writer: Prune de Maistre Stars: Emily Bett Rickards, Lumi Pollack, Paul Greene The story follows Autumn (played with remarkable naturalism by Lumi Pollack), whose childhood in the Amazon gives her an extraordinary friendship with an orphaned jaguar cub she names Hope. When circums...