Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar.

Produced by Walt Disney, it was the first installment of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries.

[1][2] In 1947, Walt Disney contracted with Alfred and Elma Milotte to shoot documentary footage of the wildlife and culture of Alaska.

Disney himself coined the title Seal Island for the film, and planned it as the first in a new series of nature documentaries called True-Life Adventures.

[4] RKO Pictures, the studio distributing Disney's films at the time, initially refused to release the half-hour Seal Island.