ENTANGLED IN COSTA RICA
When we first met Yulian on a dive trip to Isla del Caño, a small island in the South Pacific of Costa Rica, we didn’t know that it would change the course of the next few months and that it would also bring us in contact with more like-minded human beings.
He was our dive instructor, and he also had incredible knowledge about the humpback whales that migrate to Costa Rica every year to mate and raise their calves. He told us about the organization Innoceana and a rescue mission to save two entangled whales.
So for us, it was just a logical step that – with our background in media production and our engagement in marine conservation – we decided to help and use our skills to create a documentary about this event.
After months of research and editing, we finally finished the documentary and are so happy and proud to have been chosen and awarded by many festivals.
You can find more information about the documentary and Innoceana on entangledincostarica.com.
We are also very proud that Mission Blue hosted a special screening and round table for the documentary. Mission Blue is one of the most prominent marine conservation organizations founded by the incredible and inspirational marine biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle. And if you haven't seen their documentary "Mission Blue" on Netflix, we strongly recommend watching it.
We hope that our documentary will make a slight difference in the world! Feel free to share and spread the message!
We got already appreciated by so many festivals! Thank you so much!
Award Winner
T.I.F.A. - Tiete International Film Awards, Brazil
(Best Short Documentary, Best Directing, Social Awareness Award)
Canada Shorts - Canadian & International (Award of Excellence)
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, UK (Best Documentary Short)
RED MOVIE AWARDS, France (Best Documentary August, Best Drone Footage)
Peff 2021 - Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental de La Patagonia, Argentina
Festival Internacional Fescilmar, Venezuela (Best Short Documentary)
International Nature and Environment Festival Gödöllö, Hungary (Best Documentary)
Nominee/Semi-Finalist
London Indie Short Festival, UK (Nominee)
Short Encounters International Film Festival (Nominee)
San Francisco Indie Short Festival, USA (Semi-Finalist)
Calgary Independent Film Festival, Canada (Semi-Finalist)
Official Selection
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival WCFF, New York, USA
Ocean City Film Festival, Maryland, USA
World Whale Film Festival, Hawaii, USA
Vesuvius International Film Fest, Italy
International Ocean Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
Festival de Cine entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente, Venezuela
Festival Internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias, Spain
Produced by Innoceana in Association with The Vegan Pirates
Whale Rescuers
Carlos Mallo Molina
Laura Vanopdenbosch
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Zobeida Mendoza Rojas
Wilson Cadavid Plata
Deyanira Hernández Martínez
Priscilla Zamora Mendoza
Mauricio Mendoza García
Deivid Marcus Mendoza
Camera
Hannes „Coco“ Klein
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Carlos Mallo Molina
Camera Rescue
Laura Vanopdenbosch
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Deyanira Hernández Martínez
Carlos Mallo Molina
Camera Interviews
Hannes „Coco“ Klein
Nicole Léon Zumbado
Photographies
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Laura Vanopdenbosch
Additional Footage
Margot Deville
Julia Zafra Aranda
Uta „Pipa“ Sax
Supported by
explosive egg films and television
Interviewer
Nicole Léon Zumbado
Margot Deville
Transcripts
Margot Deville
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Translation
Yulian Cordero Sanchez
Karyna Duran
Edited by
Uta „Pipa“ Sax
Music
Mama’s Boys, Costa Rica