hello and good morning so much like a lot of you I grew up in a bustling
lot of you I grew up in a bustling
lot of you I grew up in a bustling Indian city Calcutta is and always has
Indian city Calcutta is and always has
Indian city Calcutta is and always has been home and we live in a regular
been home and we live in a regular
been home and we live in a regular building on the 12th floor apartment
building on the 12th floor apartment
building on the 12th floor apartment like a lot of other kids I went to
like a lot of other kids I went to
like a lot of other kids I went to school with we lived in a very normal
school with we lived in a very normal
school with we lived in a very normal regular Bengali building and lived a
regular Bengali building and lived a
regular Bengali building and lived a normal life per se except that my life
normal life per se except that my life
normal life per se except that my life always ever since childhood has always
always ever since childhood has always
always ever since childhood has always been a little bit weirder than everybody
been a little bit weirder than everybody
been a little bit weirder than everybody else’s when I was about 4 years old I
else’s when I was about 4 years old I
else’s when I was about 4 years old I asked my mother for a dog she said no so
asked my mother for a dog she said no so
asked my mother for a dog she said no so I said ok doc for some reason she said
I said ok doc for some reason she said
I said ok doc for some reason she said ok
ok
ok so while all my friends used to take
so while all my friends used to take
so while all my friends used to take that dogs for a walk on a leash to the
that dogs for a walk on a leash to the
that dogs for a walk on a leash to the club I used to take my duck for a walk
club I used to take my duck for a walk
club I used to take my duck for a walk on the leash to the club even if you can
on the leash to the club even if you can
on the leash to the club even if you can see that duck their bill is light on
see that duck their bill is light on
see that duck their bill is light on yeah ok so that was just the beginning
yeah ok so that was just the beginning
yeah ok so that was just the beginning of the lunacy over the next few years
of the lunacy over the next few years
of the lunacy over the next few years I almost insidiously turned my parents
I almost insidiously turned my parents
I almost insidiously turned my parents 12 flow apartment into a what can only
12 flow apartment into a what can only
12 flow apartment into a what can only be described as a fully functioning form
be described as a fully functioning form
be described as a fully functioning form these are the sort of animals I had
these are the sort of animals I had
these are the sort of animals I had living inside the flag and yard rows of
living inside the flag and yard rows of
living inside the flag and yard rows of the numbers yeah so you know that
the numbers yeah so you know that
the numbers yeah so you know that episodes from friends with the chicken
episodes from friends with the chicken
episodes from friends with the chicken the dog that didn’t impress me at all
the dog that didn’t impress me at all
the dog that didn’t impress me at all yeah so that is me after school with a
yeah so that is me after school with a
yeah so that is me after school with a wild pigeon treating me once I came back
wild pigeon treating me once I came back
wild pigeon treating me once I came back home and yeah that’s it goat I was
home and yeah that’s it goat I was
home and yeah that’s it goat I was trying to bring back from a holiday in
trying to bring back from a holiday in
trying to bring back from a holiday in North Bengal that’s when my parents
North Bengal that’s when my parents
North Bengal that’s when my parents really drew the line a few years later
really drew the line a few years later
really drew the line a few years later much to the disapproval of very stones
much to the disapproval of very stones
much to the disapproval of very stones school authorities I became a child
school authorities I became a child
school authorities I became a child actor and gal gadot so a large part of
actor and gal gadot so a large part of
actor and gal gadot so a large part of my childhood was also spent on set
my childhood was also spent on set
my childhood was also spent on set that’s where I fell in love with cinema
that’s where I fell in love with cinema
that’s where I fell in love with cinema so when a time came in life and I had to
so when a time came in life and I had to
so when a time came in life and I had to decide what I wanted to do with my life
decide what I wanted to do with my life
decide what I wanted to do with my life I decided to put my two favorite things
I decided to put my two favorite things
I decided to put my two favorite things together of films and animals and
together of films and animals and
together of films and animals and emphatically declared that I was going
emphatically declared that I was going
emphatically declared that I was going to be a wildlife filmmaker and with that
to be a wildlife filmmaker and with that
to be a wildlife filmmaker and with that decision I basically gave up everything
decision I basically gave up everything
decision I basically gave up everything that was stable safe secure predictable
that was stable safe secure predictable
that was stable safe secure predictable conventional
conventional
conventional and tumbled headlong into a life of
and tumbled headlong into a life of
and tumbled headlong into a life of chaos but unimaginable fulfillment now
chaos but unimaginable fulfillment now
chaos but unimaginable fulfillment now most of us live life on autopilot
most of us live life on autopilot
most of us live life on autopilot because because it’s easy to exist in
because because it’s easy to exist in
because because it’s easy to exist in neat little boxes we instead of living
neat little boxes we instead of living
neat little boxes we instead of living life we let live live us instead of
life we let live live us instead of
life we let live live us instead of doing things we let things be done to us
doing things we let things be done to us
doing things we let things be done to us but do we really want to be going
but do we really want to be going
but do we really want to be going through life doing that without without
through life doing that without without
through life doing that without without actually engaging in something that we
actually engaging in something that we
actually engaging in something that we love of course that we’re really
love of course that we’re really
love of course that we’re really passionate about in some form or another
passionate about in some form or another
passionate about in some form or another do we want to be waking up every day at
do we want to be waking up every day at
do we want to be waking up every day at first thing in the morning brushing your
first thing in the morning brushing your
first thing in the morning brushing your teeth checking the news update much good
teeth checking the news update much good
teeth checking the news update much good that does and then rushing off to war
that does and then rushing off to war
that does and then rushing off to war coming back home at 10:00 having a drink
coming back home at 10:00 having a drink
coming back home at 10:00 having a drink growing middle-aged at some point you
growing middle-aged at some point you
growing middle-aged at some point you might want to stop and ask yourself what
might want to stop and ask yourself what
might want to stop and ask yourself what you did with your life but you won’t
you did with your life but you won’t
you did with your life but you won’t have time to wait for that answer
have time to wait for that answer
have time to wait for that answer because you know you have another
because you know you have another
because you know you have another meeting the next morning and before you
meeting the next morning and before you
meeting the next morning and before you know you’re 65 and it’s time to get a
know you’re 65 and it’s time to get a
know you’re 65 and it’s time to get a heart attack
heart attack
heart attack sure when I came to that crossroad in
sure when I came to that crossroad in
sure when I came to that crossroad in life and I saw my peers beginning to
life and I saw my peers beginning to
life and I saw my peers beginning to join that rat race of success of getting
join that rat race of success of getting
join that rat race of success of getting jobs of getting rich getting married of
jobs of getting rich getting married of
jobs of getting rich getting married of robotically picking the boxes that they
robotically picking the boxes that they
robotically picking the boxes that they didn’t really want to be taking I chose
didn’t really want to be taking I chose
didn’t really want to be taking I chose to pack a backpack and disappear to
to pack a backpack and disappear to
to pack a backpack and disappear to Africa now Africa was the starting point
Africa now Africa was the starting point
Africa now Africa was the starting point of it all for me
of it all for me
of it all for me that’s where it all started and you know
that’s where it all started and you know
that’s where it all started and you know it’s all very well to be talking about
it’s all very well to be talking about
it’s all very well to be talking about fashions and things like that but as a
fashions and things like that but as a
fashions and things like that but as a wildlife filmmaker looking at some of
wildlife filmmaker looking at some of
wildlife filmmaker looking at some of the most amazing creatures on the planet
the most amazing creatures on the planet
the most amazing creatures on the planet seems amazing and fabulous but there are
seems amazing and fabulous but there are
seems amazing and fabulous but there are huge challenges that come with this kind
huge challenges that come with this kind
huge challenges that come with this kind of a job and Africa taught me the
of a job and Africa taught me the
of a job and Africa taught me the discipline of wildlife filmmaking that’s
discipline of wildlife filmmaking that’s
discipline of wildlife filmmaking that’s where the challenges really started with
where the challenges really started with
where the challenges really started with the jeune nature of the job itself just
the jeune nature of the job itself just
the jeune nature of the job itself just to give you an example an average day
to give you an example an average day
to give you an example an average day for a wildlife filmmaker starts before
for a wildlife filmmaker starts before
for a wildlife filmmaker starts before the Sun has even begun to rise you have
the Sun has even begun to rise you have
the Sun has even begun to rise you have to be on location by the time the light
to be on location by the time the light
to be on location by the time the light even starts coming in
even starts coming in
even starts coming in that’s how early you’ve got to wake up
that’s how early you’ve got to wake up
that’s how early you’ve got to wake up and of course you’re the last person to
and of course you’re the last person to
and of course you’re the last person to go to sleep and in between that’s the
go to sleep and in between that’s the
go to sleep and in between that’s the fun part all you’re doing is really
fun part all you’re doing is really
fun part all you’re doing is really staring at grass I can tell you
staring at grass I can tell you
staring at grass I can tell you confidently that I’ve spent most of my
confidently that I’ve spent most of my
confidently that I’ve spent most of my career so far staring at grass nothing
career so far staring at grass nothing
career so far staring at grass nothing happens in the wild unless of course
happens in the wild unless of course
happens in the wild unless of course you’re waiting patiently for that
you’re waiting patiently for that
you’re waiting patiently for that wonderful magic moment but those magic
wonderful magic moment but those magic
wonderful magic moment but those magic moments come after a lot of patience
moments come after a lot of patience
moments come after a lot of patience perseverance and the and an immense
perseverance and the and an immense
perseverance and the and an immense about amount of mental and physical
about amount of mental and physical
about amount of mental and physical endurance but to be honest when you
endurance but to be honest when you
endurance but to be honest when you really love something the challenges
really love something the challenges
really love something the challenges don’t feel difficult for a lot of people
don’t feel difficult for a lot of people
don’t feel difficult for a lot of people that might feel like oh my goodness how
that might feel like oh my goodness how
that might feel like oh my goodness how do you do it
do you do it
do you do it so me I took to it like fish to water
so me I took to it like fish to water
so me I took to it like fish to water and that’s what I’m saying when you’re
and that’s what I’m saying when you’re
and that’s what I’m saying when you’re passionate about something when it’s
passionate about something when it’s
passionate about something when it’s right the challenges don’t really matter
right the challenges don’t really matter
right the challenges don’t really matter so much and then of course child
so much and then of course child
so much and then of course child interest came in other ways as well a
interest came in other ways as well a
interest came in other ways as well a lot of we’re very well-meaning people
lot of we’re very well-meaning people
lot of we’re very well-meaning people adults at that time thought that my
adults at that time thought that my
adults at that time thought that my little African journey was just another
little African journey was just another
little African journey was just another lovely little holiday and that I wasn’t
lovely little holiday and that I wasn’t
lovely little holiday and that I wasn’t really planning to take this up
really planning to take this up
really planning to take this up seriously I have to be joking and that
seriously I have to be joking and that
seriously I have to be joking and that you know this is you know this is all
you know this is you know this is all
you know this is you know this is all very wonderful that you’ve taken a gap
very wonderful that you’ve taken a gap
very wonderful that you’ve taken a gap here and disappear to places that look
here and disappear to places that look
here and disappear to places that look like that but that’s not somewhere a
like that but that’s not somewhere a
like that but that’s not somewhere a girl should be on her own I mean you’re
girl should be on her own I mean you’re
girl should be on her own I mean you’re a young Indian girl you can’t you can’t
a young Indian girl you can’t you can’t
a young Indian girl you can’t you can’t just disappear to these places it’s
just disappear to these places it’s
just disappear to these places it’s unsafe to be in these kind of places
unsafe to be in these kind of places
unsafe to be in these kind of places this is not a conventional job it’s very
this is not a conventional job it’s very
this is not a conventional job it’s very nice to it as a hobby but it’s really
nice to it as a hobby but it’s really
nice to it as a hobby but it’s really not I mean something that’s a job that
not I mean something that’s a job that
not I mean something that’s a job that looks like that can’t possibly be giving
looks like that can’t possibly be giving
looks like that can’t possibly be giving you stability so do it as a hobby take
you stability so do it as a hobby take
you stability so do it as a hobby take something out more serious become a
something out more serious become a
something out more serious become a lawyer
lawyer
lawyer save other people the money they should
save other people the money they should
save other people the money they should have lost and so on take-up of slightly
have lost and so on take-up of slightly
have lost and so on take-up of slightly more serious job but there were times
more serious job but there were times
more serious job but there were times when I felt like it was sane advice and
when I felt like it was sane advice and
when I felt like it was sane advice and for us probably you know that’s
for us probably you know that’s
for us probably you know that’s everybody was doing that and I was
everybody was doing that and I was
everybody was doing that and I was wondering should I really be you know is
wondering should I really be you know is
wondering should I really be you know is this the right choice but then something
this the right choice but then something
this the right choice but then something happened in Africa which what was the
happened in Africa which what was the
happened in Africa which what was the first sort of you know first seal on it
first sort of you know first seal on it
first sort of you know first seal on it it was the first deciding factor how did
it was the first deciding factor how did
it was the first deciding factor how did you tell you I fell in love meat massima
you tell you I fell in love meat massima
you tell you I fell in love meat massima she’s a two-year-old cheetah she is
she’s a two-year-old cheetah she is
she’s a two-year-old cheetah she is an offering cheaper I happened to on my
an offering cheaper I happened to on my
an offering cheaper I happened to on my journey go to this orphanage and I spent
journey go to this orphanage and I spent
journey go to this orphanage and I spent two weeks with her this is not a petting
two weeks with her this is not a petting
two weeks with her this is not a petting zoo
zoo
zoo this is a real story of a cheetah that
this is a real story of a cheetah that
this is a real story of a cheetah that lost her mother when she was very young
lost her mother when she was very young
lost her mother when she was very young and was rescued by a couple of people
and was rescued by a couple of people
and was rescued by a couple of people and she’s lived at the gate with these
and she’s lived at the gate with these
and she’s lived at the gate with these caretakers since and having befriended
caretakers since and having befriended
caretakers since and having befriended her and spent two weeks with her all
her and spent two weeks with her all
her and spent two weeks with her all that same advice pretty much flew out of
that same advice pretty much flew out of
that same advice pretty much flew out of the window because when you have moments
the window because when you have moments
the window because when you have moments like this how can you turn back on your
like this how can you turn back on your
like this how can you turn back on your love how can you not go ahead with it
love how can you not go ahead with it
love how can you not go ahead with it back in India things were even harder
back in India things were even harder
back in India things were even harder because in the beginning again when
because in the beginning again when
because in the beginning again when you’re a woman doing something
you’re a woman doing something
you’re a woman doing something unconventional not what women are
unconventional not what women are
unconventional not what women are supposed to be doing there’s a lot of
supposed to be doing there’s a lot of
supposed to be doing there’s a lot of skepticism there’s a lot of disbelief
skepticism there’s a lot of disbelief
skepticism there’s a lot of disbelief and there were times when I was facing
and there were times when I was facing
and there were times when I was facing you know when people would say yeah you
you know when people would say yeah you
you know when people would say yeah you should you know what you’re a wildlife
should you know what you’re a wildlife
should you know what you’re a wildlife filmmaker okay that’s nice and then I
filmmaker okay that’s nice and then I
filmmaker okay that’s nice and then I would say okay let my work speak for
would say okay let my work speak for
would say okay let my work speak for itself even that didn’t work because
itself even that didn’t work because
itself even that didn’t work because there were times I would be showing
there were times I would be showing
there were times I would be showing people the work that I had done things I
people the work that I had done things I
people the work that I had done things I had short stuff I had written and they’d
had short stuff I had written and they’d
had short stuff I had written and they’d still be looking at me and saying did
still be looking at me and saying did
still be looking at me and saying did you actually make this did you actually
you actually make this did you actually
you actually make this did you actually shoot this did you operate the camera
shoot this did you operate the camera
shoot this did you operate the camera and I was like tearing my hair out but
and I was like tearing my hair out but
and I was like tearing my hair out but the end of it so stuff like that happens
the end of it so stuff like that happens
the end of it so stuff like that happens as well and it carried on and carried on
as well and it carried on and carried on
as well and it carried on and carried on and there were times when there were all
and there were times when there were all
and there were times when there were all kinds of it there was ideas I didn’t get
kinds of it there was ideas I didn’t get
kinds of it there was ideas I didn’t get funding there were from commission
funding there were from commission
funding there were from commission issues that didn’t happen so when you
issues that didn’t happen so when you
issues that didn’t happen so when you asked like you know you might wonder why
asked like you know you might wonder why
asked like you know you might wonder why did I stick with it despite all the
did I stick with it despite all the
did I stick with it despite all the dissenting voices why did I stick with
dissenting voices why did I stick with
dissenting voices why did I stick with it I stuck with it because of what I saw
it I stuck with it because of what I saw
it I stuck with it because of what I saw the more I travel the more I realized
the more I travel the more I realized
the more I travel the more I realized how beautiful and fragile the earth is
how beautiful and fragile the earth is
how beautiful and fragile the earth is how there are places that we don’t even
how there are places that we don’t even
how there are places that we don’t even know exist and that are in our very own
know exist and that are in our very own
know exist and that are in our very own backyard my biggest problem was
backyard my biggest problem was
backyard my biggest problem was indifference was Modern Life
indifference was Modern Life
indifference was Modern Life indifference to the planet and that’s
indifference to the planet and that’s
indifference to the planet and that’s why I started making films that were not
why I started making films that were not
why I started making films that were not aimed at people who already loved nature
aimed at people who already loved nature
aimed at people who already loved nature people who already inclined towards
people who already inclined towards
people who already inclined towards watching Animal Planet watching
watching Animal Planet watching
watching Animal Planet watching Discovery I made sense for people who
Discovery I made sense for people who
Discovery I made sense for people who were indifferent who couldn’t be
were indifferent who couldn’t be
were indifferent who couldn’t be bothered whether you know they’d flip
bothered whether you know they’d flip
bothered whether you know they’d flip over to solids not something that they
over to solids not something that they
over to solids not something that they love so I started telling stories that
love so I started telling stories that
love so I started telling stories that would engage them more than anything
would engage them more than anything
would engage them more than anything else and some of
else and some of
else and some of became realities some of them didn’t
became realities some of them didn’t
became realities some of them didn’t like I said though ideas sometimes never
like I said though ideas sometimes never
like I said though ideas sometimes never got the funding to make them but there
got the funding to make them but there
got the funding to make them but there was stories everywhere that’s what kept
was stories everywhere that’s what kept
was stories everywhere that’s what kept me going and in between all those things
me going and in between all those things
me going and in between all those things there were lots and lots of moments
there were lots and lots of moments
there were lots and lots of moments where you feel like giving up but then
where you feel like giving up but then
where you feel like giving up but then there again there were those amazing
there again there were those amazing
there again there were those amazing magic moments like this one time in
magic moments like this one time in
magic moments like this one time in Assam where Gibbon decided to become a
Assam where Gibbon decided to become a
Assam where Gibbon decided to become a bit too friendly sit on my camera and
bit too friendly sit on my camera and
bit too friendly sit on my camera and decide to look for lice in my hair well
decide to look for lice in my hair well
decide to look for lice in my hair well he was actually she’s like spitting on
he was actually she’s like spitting on
he was actually she’s like spitting on the 5d on the lens like all the lens a
the 5d on the lens like all the lens a
the 5d on the lens like all the lens a repeat so we need to not do that she’s
repeat so we need to not do that she’s
repeat so we need to not do that she’s like sitting on the 5d on the lens like
like sitting on the 5d on the lens like
like sitting on the 5d on the lens like on the lens and repeat so we need to not
on the lens and repeat so we need to not
on the lens and repeat so we need to not do that other time where I was filming
do that other time where I was filming
do that other time where I was filming barriers and that Guardian thought it
barriers and that Guardian thought it
barriers and that Guardian thought it could eat me as soon as it was out of
could eat me as soon as it was out of
could eat me as soon as it was out of the egg it was a very cute moment and
the egg it was a very cute moment and
the egg it was a very cute moment and there was also a time when I could well
there was also a time when I could well
there was also a time when I could well interview the penguin
interview the penguin
interview the penguin spit all sorts of these sort of things
spit all sorts of these sort of things
spit all sorts of these sort of things go and I sorry can we yeah yeah but the
go and I sorry can we yeah yeah but the
go and I sorry can we yeah yeah but the big turning point in my career came when
big turning point in my career came when
big turning point in my career came when I went to New Zealand to do my post
I went to New Zealand to do my post
I went to New Zealand to do my post graduation in science and Natural
graduation in science and Natural
graduation in science and Natural History filmmaking now getting there
History filmmaking now getting there
History filmmaking now getting there itself was a massive hassle because
itself was a massive hassle because
itself was a massive hassle because first of all the prerequisites of the
first of all the prerequisites of the
first of all the prerequisites of the course were quite tough getting in was
course were quite tough getting in was
course were quite tough getting in was hard and to go through a whole lot of
hard and to go through a whole lot of
hard and to go through a whole lot of interviews and all kinds of other things
interviews and all kinds of other things
interviews and all kinds of other things then came the whole finding part it’s an
then came the whole finding part it’s an
then came the whole finding part it’s an expensive quote so I had to apply for
expensive quote so I had to apply for
expensive quote so I had to apply for scholarships and the amount of work that
scholarships and the amount of work that
scholarships and the amount of work that goes into that so you got to have a
goes into that so you got to have a
goes into that so you got to have a whole portfolio before you even started
whole portfolio before you even started
whole portfolio before you even started doing your post graduation so all that
doing your post graduation so all that
doing your post graduation so all that hard work finally got in there and then
hard work finally got in there and then
hard work finally got in there and then it was the most incredible experience
it was the most incredible experience
it was the most incredible experience because I learned the craft of
because I learned the craft of
because I learned the craft of filmmaking and all of that and finally
filmmaking and all of that and finally
filmmaking and all of that and finally it was time for me to make my first fake
it was time for me to make my first fake
it was time for me to make my first fake real film and when I say big real film I
real film and when I say big real film I
real film and when I say big real film I mean that my budget was $800 SEK 50,000
mean that my budget was $800 SEK 50,000
mean that my budget was $800 SEK 50,000 rupees
rupees
rupees I was given $800 very generously and
I was given $800 very generously and
I was given $800 very generously and said now make a film but that was not
said now make a film but that was not
said now make a film but that was not the point the point is you I had an
the point the point is you I had an
the point the point is you I had an opportunity and this limited amount of
opportunity and this limited amount of
opportunity and this limited amount of money all I knew was this is what I have
money all I knew was this is what I have
money all I knew was this is what I have this is what I never got I have got to
this is what I never got I have got to
this is what I never got I have got to do the very best with what is available
do the very best with what is available
do the very best with what is available to me so I kept searching and kept
to me so I kept searching and kept
to me so I kept searching and kept searching for ideas until I found a
searching for ideas until I found a
searching for ideas until I found a beautiful little story so there are only
beautiful little story so there are only
beautiful little story so there are only 125 powerful parrots in the world and
125 powerful parrots in the world and
125 powerful parrots in the world and they all live on the side of this island
they all live on the side of this island
they all live on the side of this island called the codfish island in the middle
called the codfish island in the middle
called the codfish island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
of the Pacific Ocean
of the Pacific Ocean now that it sells was an amazing
now that it sells was an amazing
now that it sells was an amazing conservation story but what’s even more
conservation story but what’s even more
conservation story but what’s even more amazing is one among these hundred and
amazing is one among these hundred and
amazing is one among these hundred and twenty five powerful parents is
twenty five powerful parents is
twenty five powerful parents is convinced he’s a human being now his
convinced he’s a human being now his
convinced he’s a human being now his name is Sirocco and he’s an absolute
name is Sirocco and he’s an absolute
name is Sirocco and he’s an absolute superstar in New Zealand because he’s an
superstar in New Zealand because he’s an
superstar in New Zealand because he’s an absolute character and he’s very
absolute character and he’s very
absolute character and he’s very adorable they look like they look like
adorable they look like they look like
adorable they look like they look like something between a cross between I mean
something between a cross between I mean
something between a cross between I mean like blueprints with cross between a
like blueprints with cross between a
like blueprints with cross between a teddy bear and a parrot really they’re
teddy bear and a parrot really they’re
teddy bear and a parrot really they’re three kilos they’re nocturnal and they
three kilos they’re nocturnal and they
three kilos they’re nocturnal and they don’t fly and that films Sirocco it’s a
don’t fly and that films Sirocco it’s a
don’t fly and that films Sirocco it’s a rags to riches story about his life how
rags to riches story about his life how
rags to riches story about his life how he became the superstar celebrity he’s
he became the superstar celebrity he’s
he became the superstar celebrity he’s the only bird in the world with the
the only bird in the world with the
the only bird in the world with the government job I’m going to show you a
government job I’m going to show you a
government job I’m going to show you a little clip from the film before am
little clip from the film before am
little clip from the film before am driven it’s a 60 minute drive to his
driven it’s a 60 minute drive to his
driven it’s a 60 minute drive to his 5-star high-security accommodation where
5-star high-security accommodation where
5-star high-security accommodation where he can finally drop his guard
[Music]
[Music] mate his Excellency not human but parrot
mate his Excellency not human but parrot
mate his Excellency not human but parrot [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Sirocco is a very rare bird a cockapoo
Sirocco is a very rare bird a cockapoo
Sirocco is a very rare bird a cockapoo it’s a privilege to see him in broad
it’s a privilege to see him in broad
it’s a privilege to see him in broad daylight because he’s a nocturnal so
daylight because he’s a nocturnal so
daylight because he’s a nocturnal so when I was making this documentary I
when I was making this documentary I
when I was making this documentary I didn’t obviously have the slightest clue
didn’t obviously have the slightest clue
didn’t obviously have the slightest clue how high it was going I was doing it
how high it was going I was doing it
how high it was going I was doing it because I loved doing it and before I
because I loved doing it and before I
because I loved doing it and before I knew it it had won the green Oscar it
knew it it had won the green Oscar it
knew it it had won the green Oscar it went on to be seen in 80 different
went on to be seen in 80 different
went on to be seen in 80 different countries in the world and is currently
countries in the world and is currently
countries in the world and is currently traveling as part of the Jackson also in
traveling as part of the Jackson also in
traveling as part of the Jackson also in Festival world two of the best films of
Festival world two of the best films of
Festival world two of the best films of 2015 to 70 it’s an $800 documentary
2015 to 70 it’s an $800 documentary
2015 to 70 it’s an $800 documentary that’s how that’s what I mean by that’s
that’s how that’s what I mean by that’s
that’s how that’s what I mean by that’s what I mean by just go for it when
what I mean by just go for it when
what I mean by just go for it when you’re passionate about something and
you’re passionate about something and
you’re passionate about something and you give it your absolute best somehow
you give it your absolute best somehow
you give it your absolute best somehow success follows and with the click of a
success follows and with the click of a
success follows and with the click of a finger
finger
finger this film opened up many other doors I
this film opened up many other doors I
this film opened up many other doors I got opportunities professional
got opportunities professional
got opportunities professional opportunities in the UK to work with the
opportunities in the UK to work with the
opportunities in the UK to work with the top Natural History companies and as an
top Natural History companies and as an
top Natural History companies and as an unbelievable culmination of it all a
unbelievable culmination of it all a
unbelievable culmination of it all a climax just last week I was working with
climax just last week I was working with
climax just last week I was working with my absolute number one hero who pretty
my absolute number one hero who pretty
my absolute number one hero who pretty much taught me how to dream Sir David
much taught me how to dream Sir David
much taught me how to dream Sir David Attenborough himself I was on shoot with
Attenborough himself I was on shoot with
Attenborough himself I was on shoot with him and I can’t tell you how amazing
him and I can’t tell you how amazing
him and I can’t tell you how amazing that was so my point is quite simple
that was so my point is quite simple
that was so my point is quite simple there’s going to be times where you are
there’s going to be times where you are
there’s going to be times where you are going to if you’re going to follow your
going to if you’re going to follow your
going to if you’re going to follow your passion there’s going to be times when
passion there’s going to be times when
passion there’s going to be times when you’re going to want to quit there have
you’re going to want to quit there have
you’re going to want to quit there have been times where I have felt I don’t
been times where I have felt I don’t
been times where I have felt I don’t know what I’m doing I’ve driven blind
know what I’m doing I’ve driven blind
know what I’m doing I’ve driven blind I’ve run on empty and I have never
I’ve run on empty and I have never
I’ve run on empty and I have never almost never known what’s coming around
almost never known what’s coming around
almost never known what’s coming around the corner but the one thing that I’ve
the corner but the one thing that I’ve
the corner but the one thing that I’ve done is stuck it out I have stuck with
done is stuck it out I have stuck with
done is stuck it out I have stuck with it because when you stick with it you
it because when you stick with it you
it because when you stick with it you have what I call the massima moments and
have what I call the massima moments and
have what I call the massima moments and those are the defining moments because
those are the defining moments because
those are the defining moments because once you have those there’s really no
once you have those there’s really no
once you have those there’s really no turning back so there’s nothing to be
turning back so there’s nothing to be
turning back so there’s nothing to be intimidated by all the
intimidated by all the
intimidated by all the setbacks that’s 100% going to happen if
setbacks that’s 100% going to happen if
setbacks that’s 100% going to happen if you choose a career if you choose
you choose a career if you choose
you choose a career if you choose anything not even a career any part of
anything not even a career any part of
anything not even a career any part of your life to follow something
your life to follow something
your life to follow something unconventional if you’re chasing of
unconventional if you’re chasing of
unconventional if you’re chasing of course those setbacks 100% going to
course those setbacks 100% going to
course those setbacks 100% going to happen the trick is to remember that
happen the trick is to remember that
happen the trick is to remember that between those setbacks you’re going to
between those setbacks you’re going to
between those setbacks you’re going to have those amazing moments and probably
have those amazing moments and probably
have those amazing moments and probably you’re going to have a lot more stories
you’re going to have a lot more stories
you’re going to have a lot more stories to tell than a lot of other people on
to tell than a lot of other people on
to tell than a lot of other people on the planet
the planet
the planet [Applause]
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