EYES OF THE ORANGUTAN - A NEW BROADCAST DOCUMENTARY IS TO BE RELEASED SOON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TERRA MATER FACTUAL STUDIO'S

JUNE 2021


It’s been quite the journey but today we finally signed the deal! Four years ago along with my good friends and fellow environmental filmmakers Aaron "Bertie" Gekoski, Will Foster-Grundy and Damian Antochewicz and I embarked on an investigation into the often murky world of the Wildlife Tourism industry in orangutans. 


Today I’m very proud and excited to share with you the trailer and announce the premier of our new documentary Eyes of the Orangutan in partnership with Terra Mater Factual Studios. The producers of the critically acclaimed environmental documentaries Sea of Shadows and The Ivory Game. 


The documentary will first be broadcast on July 7th 2021 on Servus TV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. For those who aren't able to view it here, we will be having an online screening through our conservation partners  BOS Schweiz,  Born Free Foundation and  Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN). The date and time will be announced shortly. International broadcasters will follow later this year and the film is being distributed by Off the Fence who were behind the Oscar winning film My Octopus Teacher. 


A big thank you to everyone who has supported the project especially our conservation partners (see above), Damon Copeland, Louise Potts and Jeffrey Hartog. To all of you who supported us via GoFundMe for our initially fund raising thank you so much. 


I hope the documentary will be a wake up call for orangutan tourism in the way that Blackfish was for orcas. More details of the issues around orangutan wildlife tourism and how you can support the great work of our conservation partners in protecting one of our closest living relatives will follow in the coming weeks.


Photo ©Aaron Gekoski / Terra Mater Factual Studios
 

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