Desert Dreams: Celebrating Five Seasons in the

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The Sonoran Desert is alive with beauty, and this stunning film captures the changes over the seasons with views of its remarkable plants and animals. Desert Dreams showcases 182 species of plants and animals in a first-of-its-kind presentation of the Sonoran Desert as it changes over the course of a full year. Desert Dreams blends HD video footage and time-lapse imagery captured over four years with stills from the filmmaker's photographic archive compiled over three decades to chronicle five seasons: Dry Summer, Wet Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring. The supporting soundtrack combines natural sounds with a kaleidoscope of flute and percussion vignettes performed by world-class musician Gary Stroutsos, featuring 29 musical instruments with "earth tones" to create a pictorial and musical tapestry without narration or people.

When to Watch

Day
Time
Channel
12/4/2024
8 p.m.
12/8/2024
8 p.m.
12/13/2024
9 p.m.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
6/9/2021
8 p.m.
6/10/2021
12:30 a.m.
6/10/2021
2:30 p.m.
6/12/2021
4 p.m.
6/12/2021
10:30 p.m.
6/13/2021
6:30 p.m.
8/14/2021
noon
8/16/2021
2:30 p.m.
8/16/2021
10 p.m.
8/25/2021
8 p.m.
8/28/2021
4 p.m.
8/29/2021
2 p.m.
12/1/2021
8 p.m.
12/2/2021
11 a.m.
12/6/2021
9:30 p.m.
12/9/2021
11 a.m.
12/11/2021
12:30 a.m.
12/31/2021
11 p.m.
3/2/2022
8 p.m.
3/3/2022
2:30 p.m.
3/10/2022
9:30 p.m.
6/4/2022
2:30 p.m.
6/6/2022
2:30 p.m.
6/8/2022
8 p.m.
6/9/2022
2:30 a.m.
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