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STORIES OF

WILD PLACES

AND PEOPLE

Documentaries and short films for cinema, broadcast and digital.

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Grumpy Turtle Films is an Australian production company that makes natural history documentaries and short films for cinema, broadcast, and digital. From coral reefs to rainforests, we develop and produce original films and series, with particular expertise in filming underwater.

Our films

  • A diver face to face with a White's seahorse in Sydney, from the feature documentary Seahorse School

    Seahorse School

    Feature documentary, in post-production

  • Poster for Ellison: The Reef That Saved Them All, a documentary by Grumpy Turtle Films for the Australian Marine Conservation Society

    Ellison: The Reef That Saved Them All

    Documentary for the Australian Marine Conservation Society

  • Poster for Untold Earth: Giant Cuttlefish, a short documentary by Grumpy Turtle Films for PBS Nature and Atlas Obscura

    Untold Earth: Giant Cuttlefish

    Short documentary for PBS Nature and Atlas Obscura

  • ANOHNI performing Mourning the Reef at Vivid Live, with underwater footage of a cuttlefish projected behind her

    Mourning the Reef

    Performance film with ANOHNI for Vivid Live

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News 

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News
Grumpy Turtle & Media Stockade announce Seahorse School
Grumpy Turtle & Media Stockade announce Seahorse School

Media Stockade and Grumpy Turtle Films have partnered to co-produce Seahorse School.

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Ellison: The Reef That Saved Them All
Ellison: The Reef That Saved Them All

Our new documentary for the Australian Marine Conservation Society tells the story of the reef that sparked a national movement.

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Seahorse School to Pitch at AIDC 2026
Seahorse School to Pitch at AIDC 2026

Seahorse School, our debut feature documentary in collaboration with Media Stockade, has been selected for the New Talent Showcase.

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Credits

Our team’s work has screened on National Geographic, PBS, ABC, Disney+, Netflix and Stan.

Work with us

Alongside our own films, we offer production services for broadcasters, conservation organisations and brands that need the natural world filmed well.

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Stock footage

Our natural history and underwater footage library is available for licensing.

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