In the 88 minutes between opening and closing credits, director Eric Bendick follows photographer Carlton Ward Jr. on his quest to use camera traps to capture images of the big cat.
A new film from National Geographic opens with the death of a Florida panther on one stretch of the state's thousands of miles of highway—but “Path of the Panther” ends with a glimmer of hope for an endangered species that once dominated the Southeastern United States. Both photographer Carlton Ward Jr. and director Eric Bendick will be at the Tampa Theatre on premiere night, Friday, Feb. 24 (and Sunday, Feb. 26) for a post-show Q&A.