SHARK BAY
This is a documentary we made in 2009 with our previous business Blue Office Productions.
Narrated by Peter Holland, Shark Bay - Gutharragudu (translated as "twin bays") is about a spectacular area on the mid-west coast of Western Australia. One of the few places in the world to satisfy all four natural World Heritage criteria, Shark Bay ranks high on the list of the most valuable places on Earth. Within its famous waters we find living marine stromatolites; the largest known seagrass meadows in the world; 10% of the surviving global dugong population; and a wealth of fish, sea snakes, turtles, whales, rays & sharks.
On land, Shark Bay is a collage of brilliant landscapes where desert flora and fauna coexist with those from the temperate southwest, harbouring numerous rare indigenous marsupials, reptiles and birds.
Yet, well hidden underneath the splendour of its unique natural environment, lies a human story ... a story that starts before the bay was formed with the Mulgana, Nhanda, and Yinggarda peoples ... a story that involves European discovery, adventure, and disaster ... a story that still plays today and is deeply intertwined with the bay itself.
