Turtle Walker
Showtime:
Friday 7:00PM
Showtime:
Friday 7:00PM
In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India’s spectacular coastlines, living alongside rare sea turtles to unravel the mysteries that surround them – and set out to save the enigmatic sea creatures from extinction.
Key Crew:
Director - Taira Malaney
Producers - Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Vikram Malaney, Angad Dev Singh, Taira Malaney
Executive Producers - Isabelle Couture, James Reed, Sean B. Carroll, Jared Lipworth
Director of Photography & Associate Director - Krish Makhija
Writers - Taira Malaney, Sam Rogers
Editor - Sam Rogers
Music Composers - Nainita Desai, Sheridan Tongue
Sound Designer - Ayush AhujaColorist - Marco Amaral
Underwater Photographer - Umeed Mistry
Taira Malaney is a writer, director, and producer from Goa, India. An Explorers Club 50 Class of 2023 honoree, she tells deeply moving, character-driven stories that explore the relationships between people and the natural world. Her films are developed alongside impact campaigns to address the social justice and environmental issues central to the films she creates. Her directorial debut, Turtle Walker, won the Grand Teton at the Jackson Wild Media Awards, and had its World Premiere at DOC NYC.
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