MY LIFE AS A WILDLIFE FILMMAKER
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MARK SHELLEY IN CALIFORNIA

MY LIFE AS A WILDLIFE FILMMAKER
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MARK SHELLEY IN CALIFORNIA

TV Documentary, 45 Min., for arte, swr. A Film by Frei Werner Schuessler

AN ECO-ACTIVIST OF THE FIRST HOUR.

Mark Shelley is a wildlife filmmaker, marine biologist, environmental activist and eco-rebel. In his native California, he now wants to create more awareness for the highly endangered sea otter. For years, Mark has been fighting for a change in consciousness when it comes to dealing with our resources. As the father of a daughter, he sees it as his duty to leave behind a world worth living in. He also wants to help the often romanticized animal film genre to become more real.

TEAM

Individual competences for an unifying goal.

Individual competences for an unifying goal.

FeaturingMark Shelley
Lucy Shelley
Ernie Kovacs
Bob Talbot
Karl Mayer
Katie Pofahl
Elizabeth Shelley
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Written, Directed & Shot byFrei Werner Schuessler
EditorsJohanna Czakalla BFS
Petra Hölge
Music byJörg Magnus Pfeil
Siggi Mueller
Sebastian Haßler
Aerial FootageAlexander Wolf
Zubeyir Mentese
SoundFrei Werner Schuessler
Moritz-Julian Sucker
Sound Design & Sound MixDominik Avenwedde
Foley ArtistOtger Kunert
Color CorrectionFabian Spang
Technical SupervisorPhilip Rämsch
Additional Video & Audio Footage
Courtesy of
Sea Studios Foundation
Film Extracts of
“Saving Otter 501”
Courtesy of
© Sea Studios Foundation
Special Thanks toMonterey Bay Aquarium
ProducerFrei Werner Schuessler
Commissioning EditorsUlrike Becker
Ute Hoffarth
A Coproduction by¿are u happy? films & SWR
In Collaboration witharte

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