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Award-Winning Documentary Turtle Walker Set to Premiere on Animal Planet
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:30
Award-Winning Documentary Turtle Walker Set to Premiere on Animal Planet
- •The acclaimed documentary Turtle Walker, directed by Taira Malaney and produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, premieres on Animal Planet on October 19.
- •The film highlights conservationist Satish Bhaskar and his pioneering work protecting sea turtles across India's coastline and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- •Produced by Tiger Baby and Emaho Films in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, the documentary traces Bhaskar's expeditions dating back to the late 1970s.
- •The feature follows Bhaskar's return to the Andamans following the 2004 tsunami to assess the disaster's impact on local sea turtle nesting beaches.
- •Having won over 20 awards across more than 75 international film festivals, the documentary now reaches Indian television audiences through the Epic Wild Stories anthology.
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The award-winning documentary "Turtle Walker" is set to premiere on Animal Planet on October 19 as part of its "India: Epic Wild Stories" programming block.
"Turtle Walker" is directed by Taira Malaney and produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti under Tiger Baby and Emaho Films, in collaboration with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios.
The film follows conservationist Satish Bhaskar and his decades-long work documenting and protecting sea turtle nesting sites along India's coastline, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep.
