Private Project

Tangled Seas

Tangled Seas is a conservation film on ALDFG or discarded fishing nets in the Indian Ocean. It looks at the different perspectives shared by the various stakeholders working towards and directly affected by ghost nets and ghost fishing

  • Akansha Tiwari
    Director
  • Amoli Birewar
    Director
  • Akansha Tiwari
    Writer
  • Crowdfunded
    Producer
  • Akansha Tiwari
    Producer
  • Saahil Sud
    Producer
  • Akansha Tiwari
    Camera
  • Umeed Mistry
    Camera
  • Donarun Das
    Camera
  • Aishwary Jamsandekar
    Camera
  • Anmol Kathuria
    Camera
  • Viraj Mahlunkar
    Camera
  • Sarita Fernandes
    Camera
  • Hansa Dhandhania
    Camera
  • Gaurav Patil
    Camera
  • Srikant Mannepuri
    Camera
  • Yash Soni
    Colour Correction
  • Megha Acharya
    Colour Correction
  • Atique Kudich
    Colour Correction
  • Prealene Khera
    Audio Mixing
  • Jayant Kumar
    Assistant Sound Editor
  • Vishruth Cavale
    Additional Footage
  • Ananya Shanbhag
    Additional Footage
  • Aditi Sharma
    Research
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Non Fiction, Conservation, Wildlife
  • Runtime:
    44 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 13, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • ATREE 25th Anniversary
    Bangalore, Karnataka
    India
  • Ocean Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
Director Biography - Akansha Tiwari, Amoli Birewar

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.

They are currently looking at solutions to the problem of marine debris and producing projects that promote inclusive storytelling. She has two organizations she represents, namely Tangled Seas working on ghost gear and Ocean Ally Foundation, working on United Nations' SDG14

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Director Statement

Tangled Seas is India's first film on ghost nets and was crowdfunded. The aim of this film since it was/is the first one of its kind for this landscape is to create awareness and initiate change regarding this conservation issue.

We currently have an impact campaign in place that has been active from 2020 after filming was over and have a petition as well as a repository both of which can be accessed on our website TangledSeas.org

This project was made sourcing footage, filming on DSLRs, phone cameras and in-built recorders because of the nature of this topic and the controversies associated with the fisheries sector. The story was the priority. You will understand more about what we mean once you watch the film or read up more about it.

Tangled Seas is a 30min long film.
It is a little information heavy so you are free to watch it in pauses :) .

The film looks at the opinions of various stakeholders that are affected and dependent on ocean ecology and this conservation issue.

Please do not circulate the film without permission.
You can however put photographs of your screen with shots from the film on your social media if you wish to do so with the Hashtag #CareForFishingGear and tag our account @tangled.seas (Instagram) or 'Tangled Seas' (Facebook) to it

Thank you for your interest in the film.