Bryony has worked in Cornwall as a videographer for 10 years specialising in documentary environmental films. She has filmed as an independent film maker for NGOs, charities and other organisations such as Greenpeace, the Centre for Sustainable Energy, Rame Peninsula Beach Care, the Peninsula Trust and Exeter and Falmouth Universities.

Previous to her move to Cornwall she worked for eight years in London for production company Salt Pictures, working as associate producer on projects in Bethlehem, Kenya and London. She then went on to work as Producer Director at CTVC, heading up over 500 short online films to start up Truetube, now a BAFTA-winning free online educational platform producing documentary, drama and animation films aimed at teachers, students and young people.

Bryony has a unique style and ability to film, record sound and edit, and her strengths are telling people’s stories in a natural, honest and intimate way.

Claire worked for many years as a print and radio reporter, author and as a press officer for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, in the UK and abroad (Philippines, South America and East Africa).

In 2013, Claire set up Rame Peninsula Beach Care, a successful beach cleaning and marine conservation charity in Cornwall, and co-founded the Cornish Plastic Pollution Coalition.

She was a member of the 2018 Sail Against Plastic expedition to Svalbard, studying the impact of plastic pollution, but also experiencing the inescapable evidence of climate change on this fragile region in the remote Arctic.

Claire and her family had to evacuate their home for six weeks in 2014, following the devastating storms that hit the Cornish coast, and which were calculated to have been made 43% more likely due to climate change.

Hayley recently graduated from the University of Plymouth, where she studied BSc (Hons) Environmental Science as a mature student.

Prior to this, she worked in administration but after volunteering at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth when her daughter started school, she realised her passion lay in environmental education and engagement.

During her degree, she discovered how little climate change was covered by the National Curriculum and based her dissertation research on the best methods for engaging children with learning about environmental issues in a hopeful, positive but most of all, fun way.

Hayley began working with Cornwall Climate Care early in 2023 and used her dissertation research to develop engaging and age-appropriate workshops for children and young people of school age, alongside her colleague Dr Jodie Fisher from the UoP.

Using clips from our films, she promotes positive action to inspire a sense of hope and positivity for the future to the very audience who will take on the challenge of limiting climate change and creating a liveable planet for future generations.

Hayley says Cornwall Climate Care’s films are perfect for this as they illustrate the challenges we face but also offer hope by showing how local people have taken on these challenges to build a better future.

Jemma has been part of Cornwall Climate Care since August 2024 and is using her knowledge of communications, engagement and environmental action networks to help amplify our message.

With a degree in Ocean Science from Plymouth University, Jemma’s love of travel has taken her to many corners of the planet. Whilst living in New Zealand, she worked for the Department of Conservation, provided marketing services for tourism companies, discovered permaculture and helped shape the early stages of an eco-village.

No stranger to communicating complex topics, Jemma held several roles at the Environment Agency (including the climate adaption department) and spent many years communicating the work of Plymouth Energy Community, encouraging local people to participate in a just transition to a low carbon future. She has held various roles in global environmental movements.

Jemma lives off-grid on a permaculture small-holding near Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and is a Founder Director of Tregovenek Community Farm.

Jemma is passionate about finding creative ways to (re-)connect with ourselves, each other, our communities, the nature of which we are part, and collectively making the systemic change needed happen.

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Krai is currently undergoing a PhD at the University of Plymouth, investigating the different ways in which messages spread and how specific marketing techniques can encourage content to be shared on social media.

Before this, Krai took a Bachelor’s degree in events management and a Master’s degree in digital and social media marketing. Originally intending to organise music events, Krai decided to turn their expertise to supporting the marketing efforts of charities and CICs such as Cornwall Climate Care.

In their free time, Krai enjoys spending time in nature learning how to identify plants and fungi as well as foraging for wild food. This time in nature has enlightened them about the importance of protecting and maintaining our environment, particularly surrounding the decrease of our native biodiversity.

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Mel has been working in factual television and documentary since 1997, working for all the main broadcasters, including BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Sky and more.

She recently series produced Commando (2021), which ranked top 10 on Netflix. During the pandemic, Mel produced Cornwall with Simon Reeve (2020), which was nominated for an RTS Best Documentary Series award.

Mel loves meeting new people across the world and telling their stories to engage, surprise and inspire audiences. Her most recent series, Somerset: Coast & Country, was the highest rating show on Channel 5 the night it was launched.

Mel is currently producing the latest episode of Cornwall’s Climate Stories ‘Beyond Bricks’ (working title), looking at the connections between the housing crisis and the housing crisis in Cornwall.  

Bess is an experienced factual television producer and edit producer with a particular focus on wildlife and adventure documentaries. 

She has a particular interest in the marine environment, having spent a decade living & working on the Great Barrier Reef where, alongside her television work, she produced many educational films for environmental charities, government departments and academic institutions. 

Work has taken her to many tough and isolated environments around the world, from the Tibetan Plateau to the forests of Suriname, but she is now based in Plymouth and delighted to be able to contribute to the Cornwall Climate Care series.

Jo grew up in Cornwall, and returned 20 years ago having lived and worked for over a decade in London. Her background is in Music Industry production, where she managed a team co-ordinating the worldwide manufacture and release of all music and DVD releases for Universal Music. Jo moved back to Cornwall to raise her family and wears many different hats now, including the admin and book-keeping for CCC. Jo is really thrilled to be part of the CCC team.

Gypsie is a BSc (Hons) Psychology graduate from the University of Plymouth with a passion for environmental conservation and climate care.

Her academic focus on environmental psychology and behavioural change, combined with hands-on research and public engagement experience while on placement at Dartmoor Zoo, has equipped her with a unique skill set for studying the intersection of human behaviour and environmental sustainability.

As Cornwall Climate Care’s Net Zero Intern, Gypsie will be contributing to impact measurement efforts, focusing on how Cornwall Climate Care documentaries inspire behavioural and attitudinal change across diverse audiences

Gill has worked for many years in change management across both the public and private sectors. Her latest roles have been focussed on the environment, working on behavioural change in Cornwall Council’s carbon neutral and single-use plastic free programmes.

She is based in St Ives and is a community activist and founding member of the St Ives Climate Coalition.

She is currently working to mentor our net zero intern Gypsie, supporting her in developing surveys to measure the impact our films may have on audience attitudes and behaviours.

Alex has worked at the interface of environment, science, innovation and business, for 23 years and has diverse experience across a broad variety of 'environmental sectors' including land use planning, conservation, ecosystem services, resource efficiency, renewable energy, climate change, transport, bioeconomy and circular economics.

He is currently Head of Environment and Clean Growth at the University of Exeter.

Outside of work Alex is a director of three organisations and is fortunate enough to enjoy managing his own 4 acre former-paddock, in Cornwall, for the benefit of nature, climate and a little bit of food security.

Cornwall Climate Care is key to Alex's interests, helping to explore and understand why flourishing natural and climate systems are important to all of us and how we can personally help in shifting our trajectory from one of environmental decline to one of environmental growth.

Ursula has 25 years’ experience in environmental consultancy in a number of sectors including energy, transport, coastal and marine works. Her main area
of expertise is environmental impact assessment of development plans and projects. After 20 years working for large civil engineering companies, she is now Director of Tresor Consulting, which she set up to deliver bespoke environmental and sustainability services.

She is an active member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), sitting on the both the national Impact Assessment Steering Group and also Chairs IEMAs Chartership/ Full Membership Assessment Group, helping to ensure professional standards. She is Chair of another Cornwall-based charity, the Rame Conservation Trust, and a voluntary Director of Ripple Energy’s Whitelaw Brae’s Windfarm Cooperative.

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I’m a driven and dedicated senior leader with a long track record in the arts & culture sector. During my +20-year career, I’ve championed creative making in all its forms and its power totransform lives. With substantial strategic-level experience, I thrive at the forefront of vision setting, strategic planning, marketing activities, creative programming, operations and financial activities.

In 2021, I led the transformation of Cornwall Film Festival, bringing a new strategic vision of Mor Media Charity to fruition; taking the entity from a pure film festival focus to an integrated media operation with four programmes around Education, Events, Industry and Community.  I lead with a mission-driven, empowering management style that fosters inclusion, meaningful growth, innovation and sustainability organisation-wide.  

I’m also a practising creative, previously working in licensed fine art for corporates and international publishers, have run an exhibition space, curated over 100 shows and been recognised with a string of small business awards and media appearances.

Harrison is a Director and Camera Operator who predominantly works on films about agriculture, sailing and ocean farming as well as having spent time working as a communications manager for a start-up in Costa Rica. As the youngest member of the trustee team and a strong advocate for tackling polarisation in climate storytelling, he is excited to offer the organisation a voice of youth in guiding its climate storytelling mission. Harrison has also spent many years living off-grid on a traditional working sailboat and is part of a family-like community of liveaboards in Cornwall, This has led to him skippering several trips to the Isles of Scilly and France on board Prudence.

Katherine is a South West-based sustainability professional who has worked in environmental consultancy for the past 7 years. She has specific experience in ecology, sustainable business management (through the University of Cambridge) and carbon reduction strategies.

She set up a sustainable lifestyle coaching business to help people and businesses who care about the planet and environment become more
sustainable. This drive to help others learn about the planet is what caught Katherine’s eye when she applied for Cornwall Climate Care.

She loves spending time outdoors in nature, continuously growing her understanding about nature and having a positive impact within her community. Beyond her professional pursuits, her special interests are sustainable travel and wildlife conservation.

Natalie is a nonprofit professional with experience in operations, organisational development, grantmaking, monitoring and evaluation, and fundraising, across a variety of different organisations in the UK and globally. She has been working professionally in the environmental sector for the past five years, previously as Global Engagement Manager with ProVeg International and currently as Grants Associate with Global Greengrants Fund.

Deeply motivated by environmental justice, food systems transformation, equity and inclusion, community building, and organisational development, she also serves on the board of several nonprofits to support their growth and development toward being as effective as possible.

Vee is our edit assistant, who is a huge help to director Bryony in the first stage of synching, cutting down and ordering the long interviews with our contributors.

Vee comes from a performing background and has worked on various UK and international film, TV and theatre productions as an actress. When she began playing around with being on the other side of the camera/production team, she found that she loved the process equally. She revels in collaborating with other passionate creatives whether it’s in an acting, writing, directing or editing capacity.

She says: "Having grown up in Sweden, the importance of recycling and being ‘green' was drummed in at a very early age and I'm thoroughly honoured to be providing editing support for Cornwall Climate Care’s vital films about climate change."

We have used tracks produced by Cornish or Cornwall-based artists for all our films, but after using some of Jenny’s hauntingly beautiful tracks in Food for Thought we realised that we actually really wanted to ask her to compose proper soundtracks for the rest of our films going forwards!

As well as being a songwriter and media composer, she also performs her music for live audiences, having shared the stage with Midge Ure, Richard Thompson, Ralph McTell, Glenn Tilbrook and Show of Hands, among others.

Released in 2016, her award-winning album Changing Scenes has been described as a “beautiful listening experience”.

Jenny has a master’s degree in Professional Media Composition and has composed works for TV & Netflix Documentaries and many independent films. When she’s not performing or composing, you’ll find her at ThinkSpace Education, an online music university.

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Tom Kirkman is an experienced lighting cameraman based in South East Cornwall, mainly working in documentary filmmaking covering stories of food, travel, culture, climate and the natural world.

Tom is often away working on TV shows like Bake Off and Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking, so we’re really grateful to him when he can fit in shoots with us on much less glamorous stories – which often involve standing in the middle of rivers, muddy fields or cow sheds!

George is a freelance photographer, self-shooting filmmaker and editor based in West Cornwall, helping charities, individuals and community groups grow and thrive. 

With a background in multi-platform communications he’s coordinated global social media campaigns and managed digital communication platforms across the environment, climate, science and charity sectors. 

As a camera operator, self-taught video editor and CAA licensed drone operator, George works both as part of dynamic teams and on solo projects.

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Ruby Ingleheart is a visual artist based in Cornwall, specialising in stop-motion animation, video, photography, and experimental media. Her work, influenced by Cornwall's landscape, explores themes of water, light, reflection, organic forms, and cultural traditions.

Ruby combines techniques like printmaking, paint, and collage to create detailed, hand-crafted animations, with a focus on light, texture, and tactile imagery. Beyond the studio, she engages with local communities through workshops and participatory projects, encouraging creative expression and breaking down barriers between artist and audience.

It is no exaggeration to say that we really would not have been able to get these films off the ground without Amanda’s invaluable experience, honesty and incredibly kind support.

Amanda was the absolutely crucial ‘fresh set of eyes’ on our first five films, whipping her red pen out to tell us in no uncertain terms when things didn’t make sense and helping to bring our scripts to life. 

Amanda started making environmental films in 1989, as senior producer and later editor at BBC Nature.

She says: “Nature was the BBC Natural History Unit’s first venture into that field and wasn’t a success with viewers. Most of the stories then were depressing and we could offer few solutions.  Worry about climate change was considered eccentric and it was hard to get reputable scientists to discuss it. Since then, working for all the major broadcasters both in  Europe and America, I’ve seen environmental concern climbing the public agenda, if not the government’s.

“There is still so much work to be done at every level and I feel both proud and privileged to help Claire and Bryony with their films about how climate change is affecting Cornwall.  I firmly believe that national broadcasting is prestigious but real change can only achieved at local level

Ed and Ollie from Here Now have generously decided to support us with material from their extensive footage archive and filming support too – and they’ve sent us a few words to explain why…

Words and ideas are great but it’s only with great stories that people shout from the rooftops “Screw it, I’m in”. Stories place people in a moment, create energy and drive action.

As a bunch of scientists, omnivores, vegans, surfers, writers, book worms and creatives we get kicks out of telling stories that ignite the imagination and get people behind a cause.

This is why we are delighted to be supporting Cornwall Climate Care with the donation of filming days and free footage to help them with their important mission of communicating a rapidly changing climate and environment, right here, on our doorstep.

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