Pippa Ehrlich

Pippa Ehrlich is an Oscar and BAFTA-winning filmmaker and journalist specialising in stories about conservation, science and the relationship between people and the natural world. She has directed three feature films: Pangolin (in production), My Mercury and My Octopus Teacher, which garnered attention from celebrities, conservationists, and scientists all over the world, and has won more than 20 international awards, including the prestigious Wildscreen Golden Panda, Jackson Wild’s Grand Teton and the IDA’s Pare Lorentz. For the last seven years she has been a part of the Sea Change Project, documenting and exploring the underwater forests of Cape Town to capture stories that will assist in its long term protection. Pippa is also part of Netflix Sustainability’s Independent Advisory Group.

Prior to joining Sea Change, Pippa worked for the Save Our Seas Foundation as an environmental journalist. She has worked with some of the world’s top marine researchers and underwater photographers and has been an avid freediver for more than a decade.