The documentary Earth, a Disneynature production, premieres Earth Day, April 22.

The documentary Earth, a Disneynature production, premieres Earth Day, April 22.

Written and directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield the makers of the Discovery Channel Planet Earth series, the film contains the same quality of stunning photography as the series. But while the television series is habitat based, the film is character based.

The ninety minute film follows a year in the life of three animal families: a polar bear and her cubs, a humpback whale and her calf, and a group of African elephants. While the film focuses on these three stories, there are introductions to many other species and the places they live.

A warning for parents: It’s not easy out there in the wild and while there isn’t any blood or gore in the G rated film, not everyone survives. There are scenes of predators and prey that could be upsetting to very young or sensitive kids.

Watch the trailer and you’ll feel the tug of narrator James Earl Jones’s voice and the soaring musical score.