On this episode Dedee and Filipe discuss his important work with NatGeo and their common passion for animals and their welfare. They talk about multiple topics and how it is to be away for so much time (trying to save the world) and maintaining a healthy and positive relationship! Check this one out on YOUTUBE, because there is some crazy energy happening… ie: he has lightning behind him and Dedee’s has an unusual haze all around her LOL!
Brazilian born, Cleveland raised, filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade has a passion for wildlife and freely admits he is addicted to adventure. Filipe graduated from the University of Florida and started a production house with his best friend called Comfort Theory. In 2015 Filipe won National Geographic’s Wild to Inspire short competition at the Sun Valley Film Festival and is a 10 Time Emmy Award Winner as a producer and filmmaker. As a National Geographic Explorer, he travels the world documenting natural history wildlife stories, and human-animal conflicts. His cinematography career has also set him on a landmark series path with Disney and Netflix along with other major networks. Most recently, Filipe has become a Jaguar ambassador for Panthera in their efforts to link the last remaining intact ecosystems for the third largest cat in the world. Wherever wild animals exist on our beautiful blue planet, you can find Filipe pointing his camera at a beautiful subject.