Nancy Nagle Kelley ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Sponsored by the Nagle family & Twomey Latham Shea Dubin & Quartararo, LLP
A LIFE ILLUMINATED
FRI, 12/5, 5:00pm, 89 min
SAG HARBOR CINEMA
Director Tasha Van Zandt in attendance for Q&A
Director: Tasha Van Zandt
Producers: Tasha Van Zandt, Sebastian Zeck, Jessica Harrop, Kathryn Everett
Editors: Eileen Meyer, Sebastian Zeck, Katrina Taylor
Cinematographer: Sebastian Zeck
A Life Illuminated follows trailblazing marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder–one of the first women in her field and one of the first humans to explore the ocean’s twilight zone–as she descends 3,300 feet into the ocean’s darkest depths. From capturing the first-ever footage of the elusive giant squid to unveiling the glowing mysteries of deep-sea bioluminescence, Edie embarks on her most daring quest yet: to document a bioluminescent phenomenon that could forever change how we understand life on Earth.
Tasha Van Zandt is an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer who has documented stories across all seven continents. Her award-winning documentaries include After Antartica, One Thousand Stories, and Tehachapi. In addition to her film work, Tasha has led international filmmaking workshops around the world for National Geographic.