National Geographic first approached Liz Garbus at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival about directing a documentary focused on French sea explorer Jacques Cousteau. Garbus, who grew up watching David Wolper’s ABC series “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau,” was intrigued. So, for the next four years she and her production team researched the iconic oceanographer, filmmaker and conservationist. Then in 2019, after years of negotiating, the Cousteau Society granted the Oscar-nominated director exclusive access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival video and audio footage, which allowed Garbus to create the intimate, engaging doc that she originally intended upon. The result is “Becoming Cousteau,” which screens at the Toronto International Film Festival. Garbus talked to Variety about the film.
Cousteau co-created the Aqua Lung, won both the Palme d’Or and the Oscar for his 1956 film “The Silent World” and became a world renowned conservationist. He lived so many lives. How...
Cousteau co-created the Aqua Lung, won both the Palme d’Or and the Oscar for his 1956 film “The Silent World” and became a world renowned conservationist. He lived so many lives. How...
- 9/10/2021
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: National Geographic has set its next documentary, which will focus on famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. Two-time Oscar-nominated and two-time Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus will direct and produce, with Oscar winner Dan Cogan (Icarus) as producer. Oscar winner Evan Hayes (Free Solo) will also produce under his Ace Content banner.
The doc will feature never-before-seen 4K footage of Cousteau with exclusive access to the Cousteau Society Archives. Its focus will be on the inventor-explorer-environmentalist-filmmaker revolution, i.e., giving mankind the resources to explore the ocean with the Aqua Lung, calling attention to ocean pollution, and his longtime collaboration with the National Geographic Society.
“Jacques Cousteau was a conservation pioneer whose advocacy to protect our oceans dovetails perfectly with National Geographic’s core values,” said Carolyn Bernstein, Evp Scripted Content and Documentary Films for National Geographic. “We are honored that the Cousteau Society...
The doc will feature never-before-seen 4K footage of Cousteau with exclusive access to the Cousteau Society Archives. Its focus will be on the inventor-explorer-environmentalist-filmmaker revolution, i.e., giving mankind the resources to explore the ocean with the Aqua Lung, calling attention to ocean pollution, and his longtime collaboration with the National Geographic Society.
“Jacques Cousteau was a conservation pioneer whose advocacy to protect our oceans dovetails perfectly with National Geographic’s core values,” said Carolyn Bernstein, Evp Scripted Content and Documentary Films for National Geographic. “We are honored that the Cousteau Society...
- 5/8/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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