With the Vaquita Porpoise on the brink of extinction, two brothers who collaborate as wildlife artists leave their studio behind and head to a small fishing town in Mexico.
With the Vaquita Porpoise on the brink of extinction, co-founders of Under the Skin Ed & James Harrison leave their design studio behind and head to a small fishing town in Mexico.
Here, the two brothers board the M/V Farley Mowat to experience the front-line fight between ocean conservationists Sea Shepherd and the poachers, backed by the Mexican cartel, who are devastating countless marine species.
Caught up in a tale of greed and corruption, they witness a battle that seems all but lost and find themselves questioning their place in the world.
Can they use their craft to take action amidst today’s Sixth Mass Extinction?
Direction & production by
Under the Skin
Soundtrack by
Tagore Chayne
Created in collaboration with
The Sixth Studio
A small environmental film production studio by Luke Ripley.
A short film that showcases the collaborative process between Ed & James Harrison as they create a unique piece of artwork that celebrates the epic anatomy of the world’s largest seabird that is sadly threatened with extinction.
