My Octopus Teacher Film Maker & Story-Teller
Pippa Ehrlich is an Oscar and BAFTA-winning filmmaker and journalist specialising in stories about conservation, science and the relationship between people and the natural world.
She is very active in conservation, especially in the oceans, and has a particular passion for protecting the Kelp Forests and the wildlife which inhabits it. She works for Sea Change, documenting and exploring the underwater forests of Cape Town to capture stories that will assist in its long term protection, and has worked previously as an environmental journalist for the Save Our Seas Foundation.
Pippa first came into the public eye as the Director of the multi-award winning film, My Octopus Teacher. To date she has directed two other feature films: Pangolin (just released) and My Mercury. My Octopus Teacher has won more than 20 international awards, including the prestigious Wildscreen Golden Panda, Jackson Wild’s Grand Teton and the IDA’s Pare Lorentz.
She has worked with some of the world’s top marine researchers and underwater photographers and has been an avid free-diver for more than a decade.
In this podcast, she talks to &Coe about her life, her approaches to conservation, her love of the oceans and much more.y.
Pippa Ehrlich in conversation with & Coe
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