Associate Producer of Oscar-nominated film, My Octopus Teacher gets a seat on Keri's Couch
The BAFTA winning environmental film, was produced by her husband Craig Foster and directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.
You may know her from her show, Born Wild: Journey into the Wild Hearts of India and Africa, she is Swati Thiyagarajan Associate Producer of the Netflix Original film, My Octopus Teacher.
She sits with Keri Miller on Keri’s Couch and shares exclusives about the processes that went into creating the 2020 documentary.
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The BAFTA winning environmental film, was produced by her husband Craig Foster and directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed.
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Conservation journalist, Swati Thiyagarajan was born in South India. She grew up in Chennai where she lived with her brother and her parents and was exposed to the beaches and forests that sourced her passion for nature and the environment.
Her father’s best friend who was an ornithologist was one of the people she looked to from a young age as a mentor on her journey interacting and investigating nature.
Her effortless choice of Wildlife as a career came as no surprise to the people in her life.
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The Oscar-nominated film started as a passion project they worked on from their home lounge without a large budget.
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Netflix fortunately accepted their film and were able to aid them in ensuring that it reaches the large audience it has been able to touch.
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She speaks for herself sharing that her diet has changed after her journey producing the film and experiencing marine life.
Producer, Craig Foster and his team do not have a ‘name’ for the octopus but rather call her Octopus Teacher. My
We wish the My Octopus Teacher team good luck with their Oscar nomination at the awards this Sunday!
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