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Deep in the Heart 2

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The next chapter in the award-winning documentary series celebrating the remarkable wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and inspiring conservation stories of Texas.

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Deep in the Heart

A visually stunning celebration of what makes Texas unique, narrated by Matthew McConaughey.

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Experience the Deep in the Heart Film Series

Journey across Texas through two feature documentaries that celebrate the state's extraordinary wildlife, diverse ecosystems, and the people working to protect them.

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Deep in the Heart 2

2026

The next chapter explores the remarkable, and imperiled, waterways that define our state.

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Deep in the Heart

2022

The original documentary celebrating the beauty, wildlife, and wild places of Texas.

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About the series

Deep in the Heart is the essential Texas land, water & wildlife conservation film series. Narrated by native Texans Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke, the films explore the state's diverse landscapes and wildlife, illuminating Texas' critical conservation role on a continental scale. The series is driven by a desire to inspire all Texans to come together to protect our remaining wild places, and the wildlife that lives there.

Texan by Nature (TxN) is proud to be the fiscal sponsor for the Deep in the Heart series. TxN exists to advance conservation that is beneficial to people, prosperity, and natural resources. TxN partners deeply with conservation groups and business, acting as an accelerator for conservation groups and a strategic partner for business. TxN’s vision is for every business, every Texan to participate in conservation and for Texas to be a model of collaborative conservation for the world.

BEN MASTERS
DIRECTOR & WRITER
BEN MASTERS
Ben Masters is a filmmaker and writer specializing in wildlife and adventure stories. He is most known for directing the feature-length documentary The River and The Wall (SXSW 2019 award winner) and for producing Unbranded (Mountainfilm 2015 Audience Award winner). Masters studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M University and founded Fin and Fur Films, a production company specializing in short films featuring wildlife research, conservation, and activism. He is the author of two books published by Texas A&M University Press and has written for National Geographic and Western Horseman. His films have been distributed on Netflix, National Geographic, STARZ, PBS, and he has worked with The Wildlife Society, Borderlands Research Institute, YETI, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, and other great brands and NGOs. A proud Texan, Masters loves riding a good horse through new country, filming wildlife stories that haven’t been documented before, and using movies to help conserve wildlife and wild places.
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