Grant Brokensha
Natural History Filmmaker
Grant Brokensha is an award-winning Natural History Filmmaker whose work has made significant contributions towards bridging the gap between wildlife and society. With over 20 years of cinematic experience, he has captivated global audiences with his immersive style of visual storytelling.
“My role is important in improving our understanding of wildlife, and sharing that understanding with people of all backgrounds.
My hope is that this will foster a deeper care and respect for nature which will ultimately sustain conservation efforts around the world.”
Grant Brokensha
Assignments in freshwater waterways to remote mountain tops have taken Grant to some of the world’s most feared and unexplored areas, alongside iconic species of wildlife such as African lions, pumas, bull sharks and Nile crocodiles.
As one of the earliest pioneers in filming Nile crocodiles underwater, he is among the most experienced cinematographers to capture crocodiles in their underwater habitats.
Grant has worked with a host of international producers & broadcasters including National Geographic, Netflix, Smithsonian Channel, Icon films, Terra Mater Factual Studios, Earth Touch & Curiosity Stream.
His impressive list of credits include Hippo vs. Croc (National Geographic), The Ocean’s Greatest Feast (PBS Nature), Speed Kills (Smithsonian Channel) and Predators (Sky TV/Netflix, coming soon).
Further credits include Epic Animal Migrations: Mexico, which was nominated for one of the highest accolades in entertainment i.e. an Emmy award for Outstanding Cinematography in 2021. Similarly, Grants recent work Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains was also nominated for an Emmy for outstanding cinematography in 2022.
Grant was honoured with the highly esteemed South African Wildlife Cinematographer of the Year award in 2017.
“You feel like you’re part of the drama, and it’s a great privilege
to be able to spend time documenting these events”
-Grant Brokensha
2020, 2021 & 2022 EMMY FINALIST for OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
South African Wildlife Cinematographer of the Year 2017
From great white sharks to lions in the savannah, the venomous inhabitants of the Indonesian Islands, to the secretive Chilean pumas in their ice-mountains…
No environment is off limits.
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