Olly Pemberton

SPEAKER, AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR AND FILMMAKER

Speaking Topics:

  • The Beating Heart of Wildlife & Expedition Film

Olly takes the audience on an immersive behind the scenes experience of what it takes to capture stories from the wildest corners of our planet. From crossing the Okavango Delta in traditional canoes, tracking little known river systems in the Peruvian Amazon to searching for the elusive Snow Leopard in the Himalayas.

Whilst these shoots themselves require a huge level of undertaking, none of it would be possible without the skills and knowledge of the incredible individuals who live and operate in these locations. Olly shares their stories, as these individuals are – in his opinion, the beating heart of any wildlife/expedition film.

  • Humans of the Wild

Our relationship with the wild can be a complicated one…

There are however parts of our planet where humans and wildlife strive to live side by side narrowing the disconnect that grows between us.

Olly shares stories, accompanied with immersive videos and soundscapes, from across the globe that try to change this narrative.

From people who live alongside wild and dangerous neighbours in Southern Africa; an individual’s lifelong calling to change the way we see Wolves, to an organisation’s ambitious mission to protect Kenya’s last remaining Super Tusker elephants.

BIO

Olly Pemberton is an award-winning director and filmmaker with over a decade of experience filming and operating in wild and remote locations across our planet. 

From lessons learned from indigenous wisdom, scientists and individuals who work tirelessly to protect and conserve the natural world Olly is passionate about placing a spotlight on those that are deeply intertwined with our wild places.

In 2022, accompanied by adventurer Aldo Kane, he filmed and directed ‘Polers of the Okavango’, which followed the lives of the legendary Bayei polers across the entire length of the Okavango Delta in traditional mokoro canoes.

Last year Olly also filmed and directed Season 2 of Beneath the Baobab with Gordon Buchanan documenting the complexities and potential solutions of human/wildlife conflict in rural Southern Africa. More recently he filmed and directed the Sea Wolf segment of American produced documentary ‘Protectors of the Wild” (coming soon) and has recently just returned from Kenya documenting Rhino vhf tagging in Tsavo.

Further information, please get in touch with Deborah:

hello@papillonspeakers.com

07814 934740