Andrea: Queen of Mantas
Andrea: Queen of Mantas tells the remarkable story of thirty-year-old Andrea Marshall who gave up everything for a life in Mozambique observing the largest popuation of manta rays in the world. From dramatic feeding frenzies, remarkable courtship behavior to the discovery of a giant new species, Andrea's findings are set to rock the world of marine biology. Andrea: Queen of Mantas is the revelatory true story of one young woman's determination to understand and protect these remarkable creatures.
Awards
Cine Golden Eagle
BLUE Ocean Film Festival - Finalist, Marine Animal Behaviour
Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature - Special Distinction for Passion and Involvement
Green Screen Film Festival - Best Marine Film
New York Festivals - Silver Award for Nature and Wildlife
Missoula IWFF - Merit Award for Animal Behavior
Missoula IWFF - Merit Award for Conservation Hero, Andrea Marshall
Missoula IWFF - Merit Award for Ecosystem
Missoula IWFF - Merit Award for Presenter
Missoula IWFF - Merit Award for Scientific ContentPublicity
"Breathtakingly beautiful testimony..every ripple seemed part of an elegy..." Guardian
"Manta Rays are extraordinary. For a start they look like an alien spaceship that's inadvertently plunged into the ocean... superb underwater photography." Radio Times
"Watching them in numbers is indeed like watching a flock of birds. Beautiful." Daily Express Magazine
"Congratulations - really excellent figures... It looked fantastic going out last night, and I caught up with the Woman's Hour piece - Andrea's amazing - what a smart lady. Well done to all the team!" Tim Martin, Commissioning Editor, BBC
"A truly inspiring, informative and beautiful film" Di Williams, BBC NHU
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Links
New Scientist.com / Guardian / Woman's Hour / National Geographic / Daily Mail
Credits
Producer/Director: Mark Woodward
Executive Producer: Sarah Cunliffe
Year: 2009
Duration: 59 minutes
Editor: Richard Wikinson
Music: Al Lethbridge
Narration: Alisdair Simpson
