The Python Hunt
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| Directed by | Xander Robin |
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| Edited by | Max Allman |
| Music by | Nick León |
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| Distributed by | Oscilloscope |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Python Hunt is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Xander Robin. It follows a group of hunters competing in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades, over the course of ten nights.
It had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 8, 2025.
Premise
[edit | edit source]Every year, the Florida government invites the public to participate in a competitive invasive python removal contest.[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]Lance Oppenheim approached Xander Robin about making a documentary revolving around the Python Hunt competition.[3] Artists Equity produced and financed the film.[4]
Release
[edit | edit source]It had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 8, 2025, where it won the Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award.[5][6] It also screened at the Miami Film Festival on April 9, 2025.[7][8] In October 2025, Oscilloscope acquired distribution rights to the film.[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Burmese pythons in Florida
- Florida Python Challenge
- Invasion of the Giant Pythons: Florida with Nigel Marven
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External links
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