CatskillFilms

Originally from Glasgow in Scotland, Sandy Crichton has a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology and Conservation. He is an award winning filmmaker with a wide range of interests in factual programming including natural history, social and observational documentary. A graduate of the world renowned Postgraduate Diploma course in Natural History Filmmaking and Communication at the University of Otago on New Zealand’s South Island, Sandy has also worked for two of the world’s leading producers of factual television: Natural History New Zealand and the BBC Natural History Unit. His area of expertise is in making highly visual, unique documentaries with compelling narratives; the wildlife films he has worked on tend to have strong central human characters and are often driven by their personal stories. In 2008 he completed the environmental documentary Karearea: the pine falcon (aka Chance of a Lifetime), which has gone on to screen at over 60 film festivals worldwide, picking up 27 awards and a host of nominations in the process.