Eureka Docs has released the trailer to their new short documentary project – Mission: Possible – A Story of Coexistence Instead of Control.
Mission: Possible is a film project telling the story of Mission: Wolf, a sanctuary for wolves, and often humans as well, hidden in the mountains of Colorado. Created as a means to escape from the corruption and competition of the corporate world, they are living simply and sustainably while working to create a better future for both wolves and humans.

The Mission at Mission: Wolf
The founders may have gone into the mountains to escape the outside world, but by choosing to care for wolves, one of the most controversial animals in the world, they stepped into a much larger battle.
Wolves have always been polarizing—feared and misunderstood by some, revered by others for their beauty and connection to the wild. Mission: Wolf found themselves in the middle of the debate over humans’ relationship with nature and their desire for control.

That fight extended beyond wolves to include wolfdogs—animals caught in the politics between the worlds of wilderness and civilization. As the sanctuary grew, they began receiving calls every week from people asking them to take their wolf dogs.
Their mission quickly expanded from caring for wolves to addressing the broader issue of human behavior—our need to control what we fear, and our desire to own the very things we claim to love without understanding their true nature.
A Story of Coexistence
“We try to control what we don’t understand, we destroy what we can’t control, and we buy what we love”
For many, wolves represent the untamed beauty of nature—a symbol of wildness and freedom that draws us in. People feel increasingly disconnected from nature in modern life, leaving them searching for ways to bring the wildness they love into their everyday lives. Owning a wolfdog, for some, feels like a way to bridge that gap, a way to bring a piece of the wild into their lives and feel closer to nature.
Many people are drawn to their beauty and, out of admiration, feel an instinct to own them. Their intentions may be good, but wildness is not meant to be controlled, and rather than respecting it and learning from it, people are often motivated by ego to continue fighting to tame it.
Of Wolves and Men
Our relationship with wolves in the wild is connected to our relationship with nature as a whole
Wolves, as a symbol of untamed wilderness, represent something we can’t understand. Humans have historically tried to control what we don’t understand, and when we fail to do so, we destroy it.

This is exactly what we did with wolves in the 1900s. Unable to control their wildness, we hunted them to near extinction, eradicating them from vast parts of North America.
Today, the controversy over wolves continues, rooted in fear, misunderstanding, and the desire to control what is wild.
It’s our duty to make sure that history does not repeat itself and the remaining wildness is allowed to remain.
Education vs Extinction
At Mission: Wolf, they believe that education is the key to breaking this destructive cycle. They teach us that our relationship with wolves is not about control but about coexistence—about learning to respect the wildness within wolves and, by extension, the natural world.

They teach that the most important thing we can do for wolves is to create a new generation with empathy and compassion for nature.
If we can shift from a mindset of control to one of coexistence, we can protect wolves and preserve the wilderness that we all love.
They are working toward this vision every day, educating visitors from around the world and traveling throughout the country to help the wolves spread their message.

Our Goal
What began as a haven for wolves and a retreat from the stresses of the outside world has turned into a front line in the battle to save both wolfdogs and wolves in the wild.
They are doing the work that needs to be done.
We want to help by bringing awareness to the issue and the work that they are doing.
Our Campaign
Here is the link to our crowdfunding campaign if you want to follow along or support the project.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2135593781/mission-possible-a-short-documentary