Akansha Tiwari
Akansha Tiwari is a wildlife filmmaker from India who works on stories that highlight local voices and initiatives. Her recent projects have documented marine conservation, mental health, the COVID pandemic, big cats facing habitat encroachment, and the fishing industry. As a part of the impact campaigns of these projects, she has been working with different stakeholders to bring about awareness and policy change towards the issues her films document.
She is currently looking at solutions to the problem of marine debris and producing projects that promote inclusive storytelling.
Children of the Sea
OCL are proud to support Akansha’s project “Children of the Sea” - a short video series of stories and projects from the Arabian Sea featuring people especially women and industry influencers from the fishing community who bring environmental sensitivity and sustainability within the practices of the industry.
Akansha hopes that through her short films and media content, she can complement outreach and awareness initiatives, providing some visual aid and reference for better impact and long-term ecosystem empowerment particularly focused on discarded fishing gear.
Ocean Born Foundation has supported this year’s Storytelling Grant.
A special thanks to Ocean Born who have kindly contributed towards this years grants. Your unwavering support and positivity mean so much to our storytelling community.
