Cabo Sur Films, El Taller.pe Unveil ‘Ever And The Sharks,’ About Peru’s Inaugural Whale Shark Tagging Season (EXCLUSIVE)

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Holly Jones Chémi Pérez and Joel Cazorla of Spain’s Cabo Sur Films is teaming with Lucía Flórez and her Peru-based production company, El Taller.pe to produce the feature-length documentary “Ever and the Sharks” (“El niño y el tiburón”).

Boasting prior social impact and environmental work, they’re gearing up to present the project at Locarno’s upcoming Match Me!

networking forum, unspooling Aug. 4-6. The team is working with leading marine biologist Alejandra Mendoza Pfenning and her NGO, EcOceana, who have just received a generous donation allowing them to geotag whale sharks off the Peruvian coast for the first time.

Currently prioritizing private fundraising, the filmmakers hope to capture this milestone for the documentary during this year’s “El Niño” phenomenon, set to bring an influx of whale sharks to the region.