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Ellen Windemuth

Producer

Ellen Windemuth is C.E.O. of WaterBear Network, overseeing the strategy and direction of the new free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. Prior to WaterBear, she was owner and C.E.O. of Off the Fence, having founded the company in 1994.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Ellen Windemuth's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
51%
Bonds
15%
Society
14%
Self
9%
Survival
9%
Power
2%
Nature9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
9
Warm
6
Joyful
4
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ellen Windemuth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ellen Windemuth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Life and Death at Mala Mala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Kreislauf des Lebens: Die Gaia-Hypothese(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Letter: A Message for Our Earth(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Europe's New Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • My Octopus Teacher(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Untamed Romania(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Wild Chile(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Europe's Last Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Africa's Underwater Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Wild Indonesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Colombia: Wild Magic(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wildlife Icons(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wildest Islands(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Wildest Latin America(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Oma & Bella(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wildest Arctic(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Ocean Voyagers(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chernobyl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Rivers of Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Biggest Nose in Borneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • City Slickers: A tale of two African penguins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Animal Life: Young & Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Journey of the Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer

  • Fit for the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Blue Reef Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1996 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Colombia: Wild Magic (2015)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Untamed Romania (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

My Octopus Teacher (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 19: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing18 of 19: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score91st

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ellen Windemuth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

The Letter: A Message for Our Earth (2022)

85th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Untamed Romania (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ellen Windemuth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellen Windemuth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allison Bean shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles