Speaking @ Chasing Coral
Bessie Byrne is an award winning documentary filmmaker with a Masters of Journalism. She is a long term environmental activist and advocate for sustainable living. She first became interested in documentary as a vehicle for change when doing her undergraduate in communications and working for the Wilderness Society. She has a sound understanding of how human induced climate change is devastating our planet, and is a passionate believer that people can make a difference.
Bessie is the producer of the documentary Tunnel Vision (2016, Aus) and has portfolio of short films and broadcast productions. She is also one of the organisers of The Environmental Film Festival of Australia and currently works at Youthworx Productions, a social enterprise that trains and employs disadvantaged.
Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/bessiebyrne