Turtle Walker – An Emaho Films Production

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ABOUT THE FILM

In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India’s spectacular coastlines, living alongside rare sea turtles to unravel the mysteries that surround them – and set out to save the enigmatic sea creatures from extinction.

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Satish Bhaskar handles a green turtle. Photographed by herpetologist Rom Whitaker at the Madras Croc Bank, circa 1979

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

The Turtle Walker  team is beyond grateful for all the support, guidance, and recognition we have received thus far. As emerging filmmakers, the mentorship we have received from these individuals and institutions across the world has been instrumental in creating the story of Turtle Walker. The film would not be possible without their continued support.

DOCUTAH

Best Feature, and Best Production Design DocUtah International Film Festival 2025

 

IndieFest Film Awards,
2025 Best of Show, Award of Excellence for Asian Filmmaker, and Award of Excellence for Nature/Environment/ Wildlife Film
Jackson wild

Jackson Wild
Media Awards, 2024
Grand Teton Award
Conservation Award

Impact DOCS Award

Impact Docs
 Award, 2024 Best of Show

Silver Anthem

2024 Anthem Silver Award Winner in the Sustainability, Environment & Climate: Partnership 

Sunny Side

Sunny Side of the Doc
Award, 2019 Best Natural History & Wildlife Pitch

DocEdge Kolkata

AWard, 2018 Emerging Filmmaker
Award (India) and Griffith Film School
residency Award (Australia)

Science & media Awards

best nature program  2025

Wild oceans

Conservation Film 2025

Milan Indie Film Festival

best feature 2025

Tulum World Enviroment Film Fest

research exploration

20th tasveer film festival

JURY award  2025

San Diego Environmental Film Festiva

Judges Choice award  2025

Sunchild International Environmental Festival

John Burton Award for Best Film About Conservationists 2025

Chagrin Documentary Film Fest

Best Environmental Film 2025

60th Academia Film Olomouc

Best Film Award 2025

Sunrise Trophy

Better World Film Festival 2025

Best Green & Environmental Film

Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival 2025

SAN FRANCISCO FROZEN FILM FESTIVAL

For Best International Film 2025

Grand Jury Award from Santiago Wild

Grand Jury Award 2025

Conservation Award at International Ocean Film Festival

Conservation Award 2025 

Blue Water

2025 Blue Water Award for Best Feature Documentary Film /Best Director’s Vision

Accolade Film Competition

2025 Winner for Outstanding Achievement from the Accolade Global Film Competition

DOCUTAH

Best Feature Docutah International Film Festival 2025

IndieFest Film Awards,
2025 Best of Show, Award of Excellence for Asian Filmmaker, and Award of Excellence for Nature/Environment/ Wildlife Film
Jackson wild

Jackson Wild
Media Awards, 2024
Grand Teton Award
Conservation Award

Impact DOCS Award

Impact Docs
 Award, 2024 Best of Show

Silver Anthem

2024 Anthem Silver Award Winner in the Sustainability, Environment & Climate: Partnership 

Sunny Side

Sunny Side of the Doc
Award, 2019 Best Natural History & Wildlife Pitch

DocEdge Kolkata

AWard, 2018 Emerging Filmmaker
Award (India) and Griffith Film School
residency Award (Australia)

DOCUTAH

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN DOCUTAH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025

IndieFest Film Awards,
2025 Best of Show, Award of Excellence for Asian Filmmaker, and Award of Excellence for Nature/Environment/ Wildlife Film
Jackson wild

Jackson Wild
Media Awards, 2024
Grand Teton Award
Conservation Award

Impact DOCS Award

Impact Docs
 Award, 2024 Best of Show

Silver Anthem

2024 Anthem Silver Award Winner in the Sustainability, Environment & Climate: Partnership 

Sunny Side

Sunny Side of the Doc
Award, 2019 Best Natural History & Wildlife Pitch

DocEdge Kolkata

AWard, 2018 Emerging Filmmaker
Award (India) and Griffith Film School
residency Award (Australia)

DEF: TURTLE WALKER

A Turtle Walker  travels across long distances of wild and uncertain coastlines on foot, in the hopes of spotting a turtle. They often embark on these strenuous walks with very little guarantee of reward.

Yet their zeal for discovery is what allows them to thrive in their search for these creatures. It is this passion that binds together the stories of turtle walkers across generations.

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I have been waiting for the day we premiere Turtle Walker in India" – Taira Malaney

The award-winning documentary “Turtle Walker” is set to premiere at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala. Directed by Taira Malaney, it chronicles conservationist Satish Bhaskar’s decades-long work protecting sea turtles. The film, co-produced by Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Baby, has already won accolades at global festivals. Its India debut holds special significance as Bhaskar’s journey began in Kerala’s coastal regions.

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'Turtle Walker' to be screened at film festival in Kerala

New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Award-winning documentary ”, directed by Taira Malaney, is all set to be screened at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) 2025.

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Tiger Baby and Emaho Films' documentary 'Turtle Walker' to premiere at IDSFFK 2025

NEW DELHI: (Aug 13) Tiger Baby and Emaho Films’ award-winning documentary “Turtle Walker” is all set for its Indian premiere at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala on August 23.

Written and directed by Taira Malaney, the film is backed by names such as Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studio.

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Taira Malaney and the making of Turtle Walker: A story of wonder and wildlife

Jun 29, 2025) Taira Malaney is a dreamer. Perhaps it stems from her childhood, influenced by outdoorsy parents who introduced her early to camping and the wonders of the natural world. Or maybe it was her schooling in the misty hills of Kodaikanal, where she developed a deep reverence for nature and the quieter rhythms of life.

Guided by a sense of intrinsic connection with environment and curiosity, the explorer in her finds an expression in her work. An award-winning documentary filmmaker and founder of Emaho Films (the word ‘emaho’ translates to ‘wonder’ in Sanskrit), she is known for her emotionally resonant, environmentally focused storytelling.

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New York Indian Film Festival Highlights Include Shyam Benegal and James Ivory Tributes: What to See

The 25th anniversary edition of the New York Indian Film Festival — one of the nation’s leading showcases of independent Indian cinema — unspools at New York’s Angelika through Sunday, June 22.

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Turtle Walker – ★★★ 1/2 (Raindance)

Taira Malaney’s Turtle Walker is an absolute treat. From the gorgeous visuals to the immensely charming and captivating Satish Bhaskar. A well-made and passionate documentary.

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Turtle Walker

Satish Bhaskar’s travels along India’s coastlines in order to study and survey sea turtles are recounted to director Taira Malaney and her team in an awe-inspiring, meditative documentary – from Raindance

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Docu-bio Turtle Walker nominated to Raindance Film Festival

Satish Bhaskar’s journey stands as one of the finest examples of mankind’s commitment to wildlife conservation efforts.

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‘Turtle Walker’ Docu-Movie Captivates with UN Showcase

The Indian documentary ‘Turtle Walker,’ directed by Taira Malaney, is set for a special screening at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. Highlighting sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar’s work, the film has gained international acclaim, promoting awareness for marine conservation efforts.

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Award-winning Indian documentary 'Turtle Walker' to be screened at UNOC 2025

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): The award – winning Indian documentary ‘Turtle Walker’, directed by Taira Malaney and produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, has been selected for a special screening at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC)

The event will take place in Nice, France, from June 9 to 13 later this year.

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The Turtle Walker: Satish Bhaskar, sea turtle conservationist

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.

For months on end, he would maroon himself on remote islands — no phone, no company, no fanfare. Just a transistor radio, a hammock, and the possibility of seeing a turtle. It was enough. For Satish Bhaskar, the joy lay not in discovery as much as in the quiet act of observing: measuring tracks in the sand, recording the dimensions of nests, counting eggs in painstaking detail. “I am glad I did the things I did,” he once said, without drama.

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‘Turtle Walker’ is a heart-warming watch, spotlighting the extraordinary life and times of marine biologist Satish Bhaskar

In 1982, a small-framed, lean man named Satish Bhaskar arrived on an uninhabited island in Lakshadweep. There were no maps, no cell phones, no human habitation—just an uninterrupted view of the cerulean, froth-lipped Arabian sea. His backpack carried a notebook, transistor, camera, snorkelling gear, basic medicines and food. For the next five months, Bhaskar would make Suheli Par—a lush green, oval coral atoll in the middle of nowhere—his home.

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India’s ‘Turtle Man’ walked most of 7,516 km coastline. Now, a film is winning awards in US

In the 1970s, the shy and retiring Bhaskar achieved something remarkable. He walked most of India’s 7,516 km coastline to discover and mark sea turtle habitats. Armed with little more than scant information, a small transistor, limited institutional support, and no Plan B, Bhaskar conducted primary research that set the baseline for all turtle conservation efforts in India. And he did it all by himself, like a Homeric hero.

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Turtle Walker (2024) ‘DOC NYC’ Movie Review:

Taira Malaney’s “Turtle Walker” (2024) revolves around Satish Bhaskar, an Indian biologist who devoted his life to preserving sea turtles. Although a biographical tale based on Bhaskar’s life, director Malaney treats his story like a fantasy adventure tale. From the get-go, it looks like a Ghibli film where refreshing colors grab your attention through neatly-composed frames. The sand appears in the prettiest tones of ochre while the sky and the ocean bring out tones of aquamarine almost with a pastel-like softness on a paper sheet. On top of that, it puts its two central subjects – a man and a turtle. So, it is near-impossible for it not to remind you of Michaël Dudok de Wit’s “The Red Turtle.”

Read More

PalCinema Review: Turtle Walker

Turtle Walker is a new documentary from Taira Malaney who focuses on the fascinating career of Satish Bhaskar, a man from India who spent nineteen years exploring the country’s coastlines to study sea turtles.  His work helped to protect the species that has been exploited for its eggs, flesh, and shell.  Knowing absolutely nothing about sea turtles myself I found this to be a very enlightening and inspiring piece of work.

Read More

Turtle Walker’ Film on Indian Sea Turtle Conservationist World Premiere at Doc NYC

For the past 7 years, I have been working on a feature documentary called Turtle Walker. This is the story of Indian sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar, who walked two-thirds of the country’s coastlines in the late 1970s, to discover and protect endangered sea turtles and their habitats. It is a story of deep wonder for the marine environment, and how one person’s singlehanded efforts sparked a movement and legacy for sea turtle conservation in the country. 

Read More

A Seven-Year Journey and the Making of Turtle Walker: A Collective Spotlight on Taira Malaney

“I think human emotion is one the greatest tools we have access to as filmmakers and storytellers to connect our audiences to the natural world, be it through a person or an animal.”

Read More

Zoya, Reema back sea turtle conservation

Documentary Turtle Walker tells Satish Bhaskar’s story, who dedicated his life to protect the endangered animals.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti back documentary film Turtle Walker set to premiere at Doc NYC

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti under their banner Tiger Baby have backed the indie documentary film Turtle Walker and also shared their thoughts about backing such a project and sending it to an international platform

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films are collaborating with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios on the cinematically stunning documentary “Turtle Walker,” directed by Taira Malaney.

MUMBAI: Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, TURTLE WALKER, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17.  TURTLE WALKER, directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films in association with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announce the world premiere of their film Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, at Dock NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malani, is her debut film. In which the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian who is at the forefront of the conservation of sea turtles, has been told beautifully. Who have spent their lives rescuing these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker to have world premiere at Doc NYC

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker will have its world premiere at Doc NYC, 2024 on November 17, the makers said on Wednesday. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films partner with Oscar-Winning studio for Taira Malaney’s documentary Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, the directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

Read More

‘Turtle Walker’ Film on Indian Sea Turtle Conservationist Set for Doc NYC Premiere, Submarine Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Tiger Baby, and Emaho Films have set the world premiere of Taira Malaney’s “Turtle Walker” at Doc NYC.

The documentary chronicles the life of Indian sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar. Directed by Malaney in her feature debut, “Turtle Walker” explores Bhaskar’s journey along India’s coastlines in the late 1970s, where he studied and worked to protect endangered sea turtles. The film also examines the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on sea turtle habitats.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker to have world premiere at Doc NYC

 Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker will have its world premiere at Doc NYC, 2024 on November 17, the makers said on Wednesday. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these endangered animals.

Read More

Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

Read More

“Turtle Walker” takes top prize at 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards

Nature- and ecology-focused non-profit Jackson Wild revealed the winners of the 2024 edition of its annual Jackson Wild Media Awards at its Grand Teton Awards gala on Thursday (September 5) …

Read More

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films in association with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announce the world premiere of their film Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Imahno Films, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, premiering at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Directed by Taira Maloney, her debut feature, Turtle Walker beautifully tells the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian sea turtle conservation leader who has spent his life saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

SATISH ‘BATAGUR’ BHASKAR

Excerpt: “In 1982, Satish left his young wife and three month old daughter, Nyla to maroon himself on Suheli for the whole
monsoon, from May to September. It meant making elaborate preparations, like calculating the amount of food he would need.
We sat with Satish and talked about things that could go wrong during this isolation – chronic toothache, appen- dicitis, malaria
were just a few sobering thoughts. The Coast Guard provided some signal flares and there was talk of a two-way radio but
eventually Satish just set sail and that’s the last we heard of him till September.”

Read More

“THE STORY OF AN UNSUNG MARINE SUPERSTAR”

Published in The Times of India; February 2016
Excerpt: “A few months later, his wife Brenda back in Madras, received a loving letter from him. He had launched his message in a bottle on July 3rd and 24 days and more than 800 km later it was picked up by a Sri Lankan fisherman, Anthony Damacious, who very kindly posted it to Brenda along with a covering letter, a family picture and an invitation to visit him in Sri Lanka.”

Read More

“FROM SOUP TO SUPERSTAR – THE STORY OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION ALONG THE INDIAN COAST”

Published by Mongabay: News and Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline Written by Shreya Dasgupta, May 2016
Excerpt: “Satish is spending 5 months on Suheli [remote islands in the Lakshadweep Archipelago off the southwestern coast of India] on his own and reached the island in early May. His wife has had one letter from him; found in a bottle by a Sri Lanka fisherman who forward- ed it to her. Tracing its course we find that the ‘bottle-letter’ dated 3rd July has travelled a distance of about 500 miles in an estimated interval of 24 days. The letter reached Sri Lanka around 27th July.”

Read More

'Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films partner with Oscar-Winning studio for Taira Malaney’s documentary Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, the directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films are collaborating with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios on the cinematically stunning documentary “Turtle Walker,” directed by Taira Malaney.

MUMBAI: Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, TURTLE WALKER, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17.  TURTLE WALKER, directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby, EmahO Films join hands with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for Turtle Walker

New Delhi / Team Digital:  Tiger Baby and Imahho Films in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios today announced the world premiere of their latest film Turtle Walker, premiering at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17th. Directed by Taira Maloney, Turtle Walker, her debut film, beautifully tells the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian sea turtle conservation leader who has spent his life saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby, emaho Films joins hands with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for Turtle Walker

New Delhi.  Tiger Baby and Imaho Films, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17th. Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malani, is her debut film. In which the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian pioneer in the protection of sea turtles, is beautifully told. Who have spent their lives saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti back documentary film Turtle Walker set to premiere at Doc NYC

The upcoming documentary, ‘Turtle Walker’ co-produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Press

Turtle Walker (2024) ‘DOC NYC’ Movie Review:

Taira Malaney’s “Turtle Walker” (2024) revolves around Satish Bhaskar, an Indian biologist who devoted his life to preserving sea turtles. Although a biographical tale based on Bhaskar’s life, director Malaney treats his story like a fantasy adventure tale. From the get-go, it looks like a Ghibli film where refreshing colors grab your attention through neatly-composed frames. The sand appears in the prettiest tones of ochre while the sky and the ocean bring out tones of aquamarine almost with a pastel-like softness on a paper sheet. On top of that, it puts its two central subjects – a man and a turtle. So, it is near-impossible for it not to remind you of Michaël Dudok de Wit’s “The Red Turtle.”

Read More

PalCinema Review: Turtle Walker

Turtle Walker is a new documentary from Taira Malaney who focuses on the fascinating career of Satish Bhaskar, a man from India who spent nineteen years exploring the country’s coastlines to study sea turtles.  His work helped to protect the species that has been exploited for its eggs, flesh, and shell.  Knowing absolutely nothing about sea turtles myself I found this to be a very enlightening and inspiring piece of work.

Read More

Turtle Walker’ Film on Indian Sea Turtle Conservationist World Premiere at Doc NYC

For the past 7 years, I have been working on a feature documentary called Turtle Walker. This is the story of Indian sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar, who walked two-thirds of the country’s coastlines in the late 1970s, to discover and protect endangered sea turtles and their habitats. It is a story of deep wonder for the marine environment, and how one person’s singlehanded efforts sparked a movement and legacy for sea turtle conservation in the country. 

Read More

A Seven-Year Journey and the Making of Turtle Walker: A Collective Spotlight on Taira Malaney

“I think human emotion is one the greatest tools we have access to as filmmakers and storytellers to connect our audiences to the natural world, be it through a person or an animal.”

Read More

Zoya, Reema back sea turtle conservation

Documentary Turtle Walker tells Satish Bhaskar’s story, who dedicated his life to protect the endangered animals.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti back documentary film Turtle Walker set to premiere at Doc NYC

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti under their banner Tiger Baby have backed the indie documentary film Turtle Walker and also shared their thoughts about backing such a project and sending it to an international platform

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films are collaborating with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios on the cinematically stunning documentary “Turtle Walker,” directed by Taira Malaney.

MUMBAI: Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, TURTLE WALKER, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17.  TURTLE WALKER, directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films in association with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announce the world premiere of their film Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, at Dock NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malani, is her debut film. In which the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian who is at the forefront of the conservation of sea turtles, has been told beautifully. Who have spent their lives rescuing these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker to have world premiere at Doc NYC

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker will have its world premiere at Doc NYC, 2024 on November 17, the makers said on Wednesday. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these endangered animals.

Read More

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films partner with Oscar-Winning studio for Taira Malaney’s documentary Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, the directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

Read More

‘Turtle Walker’ Film on Indian Sea Turtle Conservationist Set for Doc NYC Premiere, Submarine Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Tiger Baby, and Emaho Films have set the world premiere of Taira Malaney’s “Turtle Walker” at Doc NYC.

The documentary chronicles the life of Indian sea turtle conservationist Satish Bhaskar. Directed by Malaney in her feature debut, “Turtle Walker” explores Bhaskar’s journey along India’s coastlines in the late 1970s, where he studied and worked to protect endangered sea turtles. The film also examines the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on sea turtle habitats.

Read More

Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker to have world premiere at Doc NYC

 Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti backed documentary Turtle Walker will have its world premiere at Doc NYC, 2024 on November 17, the makers said on Wednesday. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these endangered animals.

Read More

Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

Read More

“Turtle Walker” takes top prize at 2024 Jackson Wild Media Awards

Nature- and ecology-focused non-profit Jackson Wild revealed the winners of the 2024 edition of its annual Jackson Wild Media Awards at its Grand Teton Awards gala on Thursday (September 5) …

Read More

Tiger Baby and Imaho Films in association with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announce the world premiere of their film Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Imahno Films, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, premiering at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Directed by Taira Maloney, her debut feature, Turtle Walker beautifully tells the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian sea turtle conservation leader who has spent his life saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

Read More

SATISH ‘BATAGUR’ BHASKAR

Excerpt: “In 1982, Satish left his young wife and three month old daughter, Nyla to maroon himself on Suheli for the whole
monsoon, from May to September. It meant making elaborate preparations, like calculating the amount of food he would need.
We sat with Satish and talked about things that could go wrong during this isolation – chronic toothache, appen- dicitis, malaria
were just a few sobering thoughts. The Coast Guard provided some signal flares and there was talk of a two-way radio but
eventually Satish just set sail and that’s the last we heard of him till September.”

Read More

“THE STORY OF AN UNSUNG MARINE SUPERSTAR”

Published in The Times of India; February 2016
Excerpt: “A few months later, his wife Brenda back in Madras, received a loving letter from him. He had launched his message in a bottle on July 3rd and 24 days and more than 800 km later it was picked up by a Sri Lankan fisherman, Anthony Damacious, who very kindly posted it to Brenda along with a covering letter, a family picture and an invitation to visit him in Sri Lanka.”

Read More

“FROM SOUP TO SUPERSTAR – THE STORY OF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION ALONG THE INDIAN COAST”

Published by Mongabay: News and Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline Written by Shreya Dasgupta, May 2016
Excerpt: “Satish is spending 5 months on Suheli [remote islands in the Lakshadweep Archipelago off the southwestern coast of India] on his own and reached the island in early May. His wife has had one letter from him; found in a bottle by a Sri Lanka fisherman who forward- ed it to her. Tracing its course we find that the ‘bottle-letter’ dated 3rd July has travelled a distance of about 500 miles in an estimated interval of 24 days. The letter reached Sri Lanka around 27th July.”

Read More

'Turtle Walker' Documentary All Set To Premiere At DOC NYC 2024: A Tribute To India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Pioneer

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with the Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, are set to premiere the visually captivating documentary ‘Turtle Walker’ at DOC NYC 2024 on November 17. Directed by Taira Malaney, the film tells the inspiring story of Satish Bhaskar, India’s Father of Sea Turtle Conservation, who devoted his life to protecting these endangered creatures.

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Tiger Baby and Emaho Films partner with Oscar-Winning studio for Taira Malaney’s documentary Turtle Walker

Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17. Turtle Walker, the directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

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Tiger Baby and Emaho Films are collaborating with Oscar-winning HHMI Tangled Bank Studios on the cinematically stunning documentary “Turtle Walker,” directed by Taira Malaney.

MUMBAI: Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the world premiere of their latest film, TURTLE WALKER, at Doc NYC, 2024 on Sunday, November 17.  TURTLE WALKER, directorial debut of Taira Malaney, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

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Tiger Baby, EmahO Films join hands with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for Turtle Walker

New Delhi / Team Digital:  Tiger Baby and Imahho Films in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios today announced the world premiere of their latest film Turtle Walker, premiering at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17th. Directed by Taira Maloney, Turtle Walker, her debut film, beautifully tells the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian sea turtle conservation leader who has spent his life saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

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Tiger Baby, emaho Films joins hands with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for Turtle Walker

New Delhi.  Tiger Baby and Imaho Films, in association with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, today announced the world premiere of their latest film, Turtle Walker, at Doc NYC 2024 on Sunday, November 17th. Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malani, is her debut film. In which the story of Satish Bhaskar, an Indian pioneer in the protection of sea turtles, is beautifully told. Who have spent their lives saving these beautiful but endangered animals.

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Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti back documentary film Turtle Walker set to premiere at Doc NYC

The upcoming documentary, ‘Turtle Walker’ co-produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, tells the story of an Indian pioneer in the field of sea turtle conservation, Satish Bhaskar, who dedicated his life to the protection of these beautiful but endangered animals.

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