Sir Charles Blois Explorer 2019 - Ram Alluri Application Video

Описание: Ram Alluri won the Sir Charles Blois Explorer Award for Science & Adventure in 2019 for his 'The Arunachal Story' expedition.

Ram is a wildlife filmmaker from India. In 2018, he set out to develop and introduce virtual reality (VR) as a tool for nature education for the indigenous youth in the dense but increasingly threatened forests of the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh. During the course of the 15 months he spent on the project, he developed an appreciation for VR and its potential for shaping conservation filmmaking in the country.

Ram will return to Arunachal Pradesh and team up with local filmmakers, Chandan, Paro, and Shaleena, along with Dr. Velho, a field biologist, to begin a challenging and ambitious expedition into a biologically and culturally diverse land that traverses two biodiversity hotspots in search of stories with the aim of assisting conservation efforts.

The expedition film will follow the team as they create a database of innovative VR experiences that tell undocumented stories of Arunachal’s rich biodiversity and indigenous narratives, in the hope of inspiring conservation action from people responsible for the protection of this region.

Award supported by Sir Charles Blois Bt.