Here the Wild Things Are

Films
Written By Emily Van de Wall

2025 | Coast Film & Music Festival

Duration: 9 min

Synopisis

Each year, Aotearoa New Zealand joins a high-stakes global competition where thousands of ecologists and enthusiasts scour cities, photographing wildlife and hoping to discover new species. What starts out as a playful quest ends up raising a serious question: Can these snapshots help save the planet, one photo at a time?

Featured at Coast Film & Music Festival 2025

Production Team

Kelly Gilbride is an award-winning creative producer and director, making her directorial debut with Here the Wild Things Are. Her diverse body of work includes music videos, theatre productions, and acclaimed documentary series such as the RNZ 5-part podcast and documentary series The Elephant in the Bedroom, the noted short documentary Asian Men Talk About Sex, and the RNZ/The Wireless short documentary Messages to Your Younger Self.

Emily Van de Wall https://proteadesignstudios.com
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