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.
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TEAM
Individual competences for an unifying goal.
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Individual competences for an unifying goal.
Featuring | Mark Shelley Lucy Shelley Ernie Kovacs Bob Talbot Karl Mayer Katie Pofahl Elizabeth Shelley a. o. |
Written, Directed & Shot by | Frei Werner Schuessler |
Editors | Johanna Czakalla BFS Petra Hölge |
Music by | Jörg Magnus Pfeil Siggi Mueller Sebastian Haßler |
Aerial Footage | Alexander Wolf Zubeyir Mentese |
Sound | Frei Werner Schuessler Moritz-Julian Sucker |
Sound Design & Sound Mix | Dominik Avenwedde |
Foley Artist | Otger Kunert |
Color Correction | Fabian Spang |
Technical Supervisor | Philip Rämsch |
Additional Video & Audio Footage Courtesy of | Sea Studios Foundation |
Film Extracts of “Saving Otter 501” Courtesy of | © Sea Studios Foundation |
Special Thanks to | Monterey Bay Aquarium |
Producer | Frei Werner Schuessler |
Commissioning Editors | Ulrike Becker Ute Hoffarth |
A Coproduction by | ¿are u happy? films & SWR |
In Collaboration with | arte |
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