El Dorado: The Search for the Golden Toad
In the twilight of the 20th century, the last Golden Toad on the planet disappeared into the high elfin forest of the Costa Rican mountains, never to be seen again. In “El Dorado: The Search for the Golden Toad,” a team of biologists, explorers, and filmmakers returns to the community of Monteverde—the only place in the world in which the Golden Toad was found—to work with local students to gather the stories of the scientists, conservationists, and longtime residents who hold the clues to the species’ sudden disappearance. Armed with these important pieces of the puzzle—and led by the Golden Toad’s last witness—the team will set off into Monteverde’s high elfin forest and long-shuttered trails on a search for signs that the Golden Toad may still, against all odds, survive.
