“It brings us incredible confirmation and affirmation that storytelling inspired by hope and deep, personal experiences in nature, has the power to resonate on a global scale.”reached global acclaim after its release on Netflix last year. It tells the heartwarming story of how filmmaker Craig Foster finds solace in the great SA kelp forest and befriends an Octopus where the two form a unique bond.
So, what does a team do after a mammoth win like the Oscars? Well, the work is not over says Loubser. From here, everyone is continuing to work together to raise awareness for kelp forests.around SA into communities who would otherwise not have access to it. We’re now working on translating it into several SA languages, including Zulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Afrikaans.”
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