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Our films

Our own documentaries and short films, and the productions we’ve worked on for broadcasters, conservation organisations and brands.

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Films we’ve produced

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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Production services

  • Still from Dr Alex Schnell, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for National Geographic Society

    Dr Alex Schnell

    National Geographic Society · Field production and cinematography

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  • Still from Protect Our Reef, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for Greenpeace

    Protect Our Reef

    Greenpeace · Underwater and topside cinematography and photography

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  • Still from A Tale of Two Forests, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for The Nature Conservancy

    A Tale of Two Forests

    The Nature Conservancy · Field production and cinematography

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  • Still from Yarning Across Generations, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for WWF-Australia

    Yarning Across Generations

    WWF-Australia · Cinematography

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  • Still from Reef Resilience, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for Marriott Bonvoy Traveler and Getty Images

    Reef Resilience

    Marriott Bonvoy Traveler and Getty Images · Underwater, topside and aerial cinematography and photography

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  • Still from Protecting Platypus, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for Australian Conservation Foundation

    Protecting Platypus

    Australian Conservation Foundation · Field production, cinematography and photography

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  • Still from Together We Can, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for Australian Conservation Foundation

    Together We Can

    Australian Conservation Foundation · Cinematography and portraits

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  • Still from Women of the Reef, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for James Cook University

    Women of the Reef

    James Cook University · Underwater and topside cinematography, photography and editing

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  • Still from Great Reef Census, filmed by Grumpy Turtle Films for Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef

    Great Reef Census

    Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef · Storyboarding, cinematography and editing

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Credits

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

Awards and selections

Seahorse School selected to pitch, AIDC 2026 — Grumpy Turtle Films

Multiple ACS Gold Awards for cinematography — Woody Spark

Leading Light, AIDC 2024 — Harriet Spark

Finalist, Wildscreen WildPitch 2024 — Harriet Spark

Global Career Accelerator, World Congress of Science & Factual Producers 2024 — Harriet Spark

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023, Threatened Species runner-up — Harriet Spark

“Woody and Harriet are extremely talented and consistently professional … Would highly recommend working with the Grumps!”

Tessa Stevens, Video Producer, Australian Conservation Foundation

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