National Geographic Documentary Films Acquires Worldwide Rights for Underwater Exploration Feature Playing with Sharks Out of Sundance
Playing with Sharks Documents the Life of Australian Icon, Conservationist and Filmmaker Valerie Taylor
WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) National Geographic Documentary Films announced today the acquisition of the feature documentary
Playing with Sharks, from two-time Emmy-nominated director Sally Aitken, WildBear Entertainment and Dogwoof. The film documents the life of Australian icon, conservationist and filmmaker Valerie Taylor.
Called “visually stunning,” “enthralling” and “gorgeous” by critics after its Sundance premiere Friday evening, Playing with Sharks captures the life of a woman ahead of her time a true pioneer in both underwater filmmaking and shark research, whose life’s work has become the basis for much of what we know about sharks today. Through remarkable underwater archival footage, along with interviews with Vale