THOMAS ROWELL

Thomas grew up in a log cabin up a dirt road in the mountains of North Carolina. He studied directing theatre at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and has since had residencies in dance and mask at the Waaw Centre in Sénégal and the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts. His first film project followed dedicated conservationists working to conserve the Álala (the Hawaiian crow), and he has since worked with leopards, bears, Asian elephants and the last remaining Northern White Rhino. His work explores people’s relationship to the natural world through conservation initiatives around the globe.