Deze film is beschikbaar gesteld voor een eenmalige screening in Suriname door de makers van Turtle Walker. U kan een gratis kaartje bemachtigen door u hier op te geven.

‘TURTLE WALKER’ IS A HEART-WARMING WATCH, SPOTLIGHTING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND TIMES OF MARINE BIOLOGIST SATISH BHASKAR

In 1982, a small-framed, lean man named Satish Bhaskar arrived on an uninhabited island in Lakshadweep. There were no maps, no cell phones, no human habitation—just an uninterrupted view of the cerulean, froth-lipped Arabian sea. His backpack carried a notebook, transistor, camera, snorkelling gear, basic medicines and food. For the next five months, Bhaskar would make Suheli Par—a lush green, oval coral atoll in the middle of nowhere—his home.

INDIA’S ‘TURTLE MAN’ WALKED MOST OF 7,516 KM COASTLINE. NOW, A FILM IS WINNING AWARDS IN US

In the 1970s, the shy and retiring Bhaskar achieved something remarkable. He walked most of India’s 7,516 km coastline to discover and mark sea turtle habitats. Armed with little more than scant information, a small transistor, limited institutional support, and no Plan B, Bhaskar conducted primary research that set the baseline for all turtle conservation efforts in India. And he did it all by himself, like a Homeric hero.

TIGER BABY AND EMAHO FILMS PARTNER WITH OSCAR-WINNING STUDIO FOR TAIRA MALANEY’S DOCUMENTARY TURTLE WALKER

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, the directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

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