Women in wildlife filmmaking
What's it like to work on some of the most remote places on our planet?
The Conversation · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Datshiane Navanayagam meets two award-winning nature documentary makers.
Always struggling to choose between science and art, Brazilian Angela Prochilo found her way into nature documentary making after completing a zoology degree at university. Her most recent projects showcase the endeavours of women in wildlife conservation and research.
Andrea Florence is an Emmy-award winning nature documentary maker from England. She studied natural sciences and lived for three years on a boat in the Amazon rainforest. She also produced the pioneering series Animals in the womb.
Produced by Emily Naylor and Alice Gioia
(Image: (L) Andrea Florence, credit Dave Dickie. (R) Angela Prochilo, courtesy of Angela Prochilo.)