Madeleine Brennan is a New Zealand based wildlife cinematographer, director, editor, and an award-winning photographer, with a passion for sharing conservation stories about New Zealand’s incredible wildlife and natural environment. She graduated from the University of Otago with a BSc in Zoology, and an MSc in Science Communication and Natural History Filmmaking. Her debut documentary film Growing Up Kiwi has recently been released, and is a finalist in the 2021 International Wildlife Film Festival, and an offical selection at the 2021 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.

 
GROWING UP KIWI

GROWING UP KIWI

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Growing Up Kiwi

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Follow Almer, a young Haast tokoeka kiwi chick, as he strives to survive his first year of life thanks to the ground-breaking conservation programme Operation Nest Egg.

Watch as he grows from a tiny ball of ginger fluff to a 2kg predator fighting machine, and witness the dedication of the people working hard to help him survive.