Hargila

A wildlife photographer travels to India intent on documenting the rarest stork on earth but soon discovers an inspiring conservation hero rallying a local community to save it.

Filmmaker: Gerrit Vyn

Running Time: 23 mins

Language: English

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Gerrit Vyn

Gerrit Vyn is a producer and cinematographer for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a Senior Fellow at the International League of Conservation Photographers, and has been photographing birds and wildlife professionally for over 25 years. His mission-driven film work for The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is aimed at small audiences with the capacity to make real conservation progress. His work has been featured in media outlets including the PBS Nature series, NPR’s Fresh Air, The New York Times, and PBS News Hour.