Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.

作者曾获美国自然文学的最高奖项——约翰•巴勒斯奖章，也是唯一获得四项美国最具影响力的民间自然资源保护奖的作家。本书是他的代表作。书中以春、夏、秋、冬四季描述了美国北部的奎蒂科-苏必利尔荒原，笔触优雅、沉静、细腻，生动地唤起了人们对原野的视觉和声音的感受，令人沉浸在广袤的宁静之中，去体验更深层的人与自然的和谐。