Screening and Q&A
Ivohiboro: The Lost Forest
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 7:00pm
Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 6:00pm
Standard ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if tickets remain).
Atop the majestic Crystal Mountain, at 1500 meters high (4,921 feet), lies Ivohiboro, a pristine tropical forest reigning over the rugged plains of Southeast Madagascar. This hidden gem, which stands as one of the last primary forests on the planet, is a mystical sanctuary untouched by time. In fall 2023, Dr. Patricia Wright—renowned primatologist, MacArthur Fellow, and pioneer in rainforest conservation—led a team of young scientists on a daring 30-day expedition into this forest. The forest was only known to a few local communities but was otherwise unstudied by the global scientific community, so the expedition captured breathtaking footage and learned about new species critical to our planet’s future.
Followed by an in-person Q&A, including Dr. Patricia Wright.
Not Rated | Approx. 90 mins | Documentary | 2024
France | English
DCP | Federation International
Screening Partner
Seneca Park Zoo
Founded in 1893, Seneca Park Zoo inspires its community to connect with, care for, and conserve wildlife and wild places. Continuously accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums since 1979, the Zoo is home to hundreds of species from around the world and supports conservation efforts locally and globally. The Zoo is located along the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, and is operated by Monroe County with support from the Seneca Park Zoo Society. More information is available at senecaparkzoo.org.
Meet the Panelists
Pat Wright – Dr. Patricia Wright is a scientist and distinguished professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook University, NY. She has received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Award) and four medals of honor from the Malagasy government. In 2014 she was the first woman to win the Indianapolis Prize for Animal Conservation (equivalent to the Nobel Prize in Conservation). Dr. Wright is the Founder and Executive Director of Stony Brook University’s Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments, and is the Founder and Executive Director of Centre ValBio, a research and training center in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
After discovering a new species of lemur in 1986, she helped establish its habitat as a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. She continues to lead research expedition to remote places in Madagascar which make valuable contributions to science.
Dr. Wright has published over 200 scientific papers, authored four books and has given hundreds of lectures to museums, universities and societies throughout the US and Europe.
Her research and accomplishments have been featured in the award-winning documentary IMAX/Warner Brothers film “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar ” narrated by Morgan Freeman, and more recently the documentary, “Ivohiboro – the lost forest,” which premiered in France in the fall of 2024.
Tony Vodacek – Anthony Vodacek is a professor of imaging science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He is an expert in remote sensing and ground sensing systems for supporting remote sensing. His areas of research interest include methods for monitoring biodiversity in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. He was worked with satellite, airborne, and drone remote sensing systems as well as IoT systems for field measurements of bioacoustics and water quality. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Great Lakes Research and is supporting the African Center for Aquatic Research and Education effort to build a monitoring system for the African Great Lakes. He is the scientific advisor to Space4Innovation, is a Senior Member of IEEE, and supports the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Global Activities Directorate as the liaison to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tom Snyder – Tom Snyder is Director of Conservation Advancement for the Seneca Park Zoo Society. Tom has worked in zoos and conservation since 1999, caring for a wide range of animals across multiple zoos. Tom’s work at Seneca Park Zoo is focused on proving conservation impacts and increasing funding for the zoo’s support of the 24 active projects funded across the World. In 2017 Tom’s department won the New York State Environmental Excellence Award for their work on the Butterfly Beltway Project focusing on native pollinators. In 2020 the Zoo Society was awarded the Community Partner Award with the City of Rochester for the Department’s Urban Ecologist Program.
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