Monthly Meeting and Lecture
“The Challenges of Wildlife Filmmaking” by Tom Fitz, Executive Director for Schoolyard Films
Date and Time
Tuesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m. meeting & lecture.
HOLIDAY DESSERT PARTY at 6:30.
Program Overview
The Challenges of Wildlife Filmmaking: Award-winning cinematographer Tom Fitz will speak about the challenges of wildlife filmmaking at the Audubon Everglades December 4 program. Fitz, a Palm Beach County resident, has been documenting our planet’s natural wonders on the land and under the sea for over thirty years, across all seven continents and five oceans, including under the ice in the polar regions.
About Tom Fitz:
Fitz has received numerous awards for his work with the BBC (Blue Planet, Blue Planet II, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II), PBS, National Geographic, Discovery and others, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for cinematography and two for outstanding series, and a BAFTA Award (2018) for Blue Planet II.
Fitz’s recent work includes Protect Your Water, a twelve-part series of short videos produced by Brick City TV about the growing water crisis in Florida. Inspired by his own children, Fitz co-founded the non-profit Schoolyard Films in 2008 to introduce students, grades K-12, to natural history and the environment through films, which he shoots, produces, and distributes for free, along with study guides. Among the Schoolyard-produced films is Coral Reef Rescue, a film that examines the state of the coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys.
“Florida faces many environmental challenges but none more crucial than water – whether it’s our drinking water from the Florida aquifer, lakes, canals or ocean,” Fitz said. “In both my freelance work and through Schoolyard Films, I try to tackle these issues to help educate and promote solutions as well as the importance of stewardship of all habitats.”
More Meeting Information
Also, at the meeting, our expert, Clive Pinnock, will speak about
the December Bird of the Month, the Eastern Kingbird. Come hear more about this fascinating bird from our expert, Clive Pinnock.
Meeting and program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments, in rooms 101 and 102 at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd (near Jog Road) in West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you there!
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