THE OUTLAW OCEAN PODCAST

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From CBC Podcasts and the L.A. Times, “The Outlaw Ocean” is a 7-part audio-documentary series about lawlessness at sea.

The podcast follows Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Urbina across ten years of investigative reporting from the planet’s final frontier, the high seas.

Winner, 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Winner, 2023 John Siegenthaler Courage in Journalism Award
Winner, 2023 Society For Features Journalism Award
Winner, 2023 Gold Radio Award, New York Festivals
Winner, 2023 Dan Rather Medal for News and Guts
Winner, 2023 Digital Media Award, World Association of News Publishers

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

EYES IN THE FOREST

Credit:  Director / Producer
Client:  Conservation International + Google

“Eyes In The Forest” is a short documentary about post-conflict deforestation in the Colombian Amazon.

The film follows Colombia’s leading conservationists on a research trip into the disputed La Macarena territory, where they are using AI-enabled camera traps to understand and protect the region’s extraordinary biodiversity— before it’s too late. 

Official Selection, Jackson Wild World Wildlife Day, 2024
Winner, Best Short Doc, SXSW Films For The Forest, 2020
Winner, Festival Award, Colorado International Film Festival, 2020
Finalist, UN World Wildlife Day Showcase, 2021
Finalist, Raw Science Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection, Jackson Wild World Tour, 2021
Official Selection, Mountainfilm, 2020



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TROUBLE IN WEST AFRICA

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Client:  The Outlaw Ocean Project

The New Yorker Documentary | Episode 40

As part of his series “The Outlaw Ocean”, acclaimed journalist Ian Urbina travels to The Gambia to investigate the human and ecological cost of the region’s booming fish meal industry.

Winner, Best Short Doc, Raw Science Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, American Conservation Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, NYC Short Documentary 2021
Official Selection, DC Environmental Film Festival 2021

Watch it at The New Yorker

ILLUMINATING THE DARK FLEET

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Client:  Global Fishing Watch

Created to accompany the release of groundbreaking analysis by Global Fishing Watch, published in Science Advances, this is a short video exposing widespread illegal fishing by the Chinese fleet in North Korean waters.

This study marks the beginning of a new era in satellite monitoring of global fishing activity, reinforcing the importance of great transparency to fight illegal and unregulated fishing.

Winner, Best Short Film, Equinox Mountain Film Festival 2022
Winner, Festival Award, Raw Science Film Festival 2022
Finalist, UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase 2021
Finalist, DC Environmental Film Festival 2021
Finalist, Colorado International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, Jackson Wild World Tour 2022

THE OUTLAW OCEAN

Credit:  Director / Producer
Client:  The Outlaw Ocean Project

“The Outlaw Ocean” is an acclaimed investigative series from journalist Ian Urbina, about lawlessness at sea. 

The project began as a series of reporting for The New York Times, grew into a NYT-bestselling book and now becomes an immersive documentary project.

This short video is a teaser for the series.