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Thank You Sea

Tom Mustill

Gripping Films

Made for Surfers Against Sewage for World Ocean Day 2021 A maritime mashup of words and footage from UK waters, a love-letter to our seas. 100% recycled from existing donated words and footage.

Tom is a director and writer who works on stories where humans and nature meet. He started directing longer form multi-award winning nature films for the BBC, Nat Geo and PBS, working with David Attenborough and others. More recently he has focussed on short form and viral work aimed at galvanising rapid change, better treatment of and connection to the environment. He is fascinated by the opportunities for connecting people with nature that modern technology have created. Tom is a 'Low-Carbon, High-Impact' pioneer: making films with maximum impact, while working to limit their environmental footprint to help get the industry to meet its 2030 carbon goals. He was recognised for this work by being made an Ambassador for the BAFTA ALBERT Film and Television Sustainability scheme.