Co-presented with the Embassy of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Institute
Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker Q&A with Island Naturalist co-director Eladio Fernandez and producer Jake Kheel, moderated by Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Co-Founder of Dutidú, LLC.)
Eladio Fernandez (Co-director, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a naturalist and a conservation photographer specializing in the fauna and flora of the Greater Antilles. Based in his native Dominican Republic, he is president of Sociedad Ornitologica Hispaniola, a conservation organization that works to save critically endangered birds. Full bio here.
Jake Kheel (Producer, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a sustainability innovator, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Since 2005 he has confronted social and environmental challenges in the tourism industry as Vice President of Sustainability for Grupo Puntacana in the Dominican Republic. Full bio here.
Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Moderator) is a Dominican Economist and international consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area, with 20+ years of experience in executive positions and strategic and operational project management within socioeconomic sustainable development initiatives. Full bio here.
- Year2022
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDCEFF
Co-presented with the Embassy of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Institute
Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker Q&A with Island Naturalist co-director Eladio Fernandez and producer Jake Kheel, moderated by Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Co-Founder of Dutidú, LLC.)
Eladio Fernandez (Co-director, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a naturalist and a conservation photographer specializing in the fauna and flora of the Greater Antilles. Based in his native Dominican Republic, he is president of Sociedad Ornitologica Hispaniola, a conservation organization that works to save critically endangered birds. Full bio here.
Jake Kheel (Producer, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a sustainability innovator, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Since 2005 he has confronted social and environmental challenges in the tourism industry as Vice President of Sustainability for Grupo Puntacana in the Dominican Republic. Full bio here.
Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Moderator) is a Dominican Economist and international consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area, with 20+ years of experience in executive positions and strategic and operational project management within socioeconomic sustainable development initiatives. Full bio here.
- Year2022
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDCEFF