GIVE ME A LITTLE LAND ... A LOVING SHORE FOR THE SEA TURTLES ..
About This Environmental Documentary. Give Me A Little Land, A Loving Shore For the Sea Turtles. The Ocean is a storehouse of biodiversity. Every living being on earth has a unique dharma and its own significance. Sea Turtles are one of the endangered creatures listed on the IUCN Red List. Five of the Seven species of sea turtles found in the world's oceans are found on Indian shores. Four types of sea turtles are found in the Kerala shores. Sea turtles have been coming to Kerala for centuries to lay their eggs. most of them are Olive Ridley Sea Turtles that come for nesting. Nature Lovers from the general public protect the eggs and Turtles from predators, and hatchlings are released into the ocean. More than 10,00000 baby turtles have hatched from Kerala's shores and swam into the sea for the past two decades, through conservation efforts with public participation. Awareness is made in society that turtles and eggs are not for consumption but they are wild animals that have to be protected. This documentary aims also to convey the message that Humans have a moral responsibility to preserve the culture and heritage of the flora and fauna that share the earth with us.
Credits and Cast
Producer(s): SASI KUMAR AMBALATHARA
Director: SASI KUMAR AMBALATHARA
Director: Sasi Kumar Ambalathara
Working as Movie Director Producer and Freelance journalist, I have an experience of over 30 years. I have produced and directed numerous current affairs and news programmes and Family Entertainments for Doordharshan India DD1, and DD4, in addition to Surya TV and India Vision. I have been bestowed with awards and recognitions from Kerala Government and other NGOs. Experience working as Visualizer in an advertising firm in Riyadh, KSA has added up to my talent.1994-96. I am now onto documentaries, Ad films, Awareness films, Corporate Ads, and positive and inspiring stories for Government departments. Events Direction, Coordination, etc. During the period 2000-25 as Producer cum Director, I made more than 250 weekly current affairs /Social and political issues TV series for Doordarshan (DD.1) Surya TV, etc.. 20 Telefilms, Festival Programmes, Family Entertainments for other channels and DD 1.. 24 documentaries, Docufictions, etc. I handled Promotion Videos on COVID relief works of the Kerala Government. Public Relations Dept., Kerala Forest and Wild Life Department, Social Welfare Dept, Kerala Police, Kerala Water Authority, Kerala Vanitha Commission, During the stint as Event Coordinator of Kerala Olympic Games, Marathon Olympic Expo 2022, advertisement videos, Corporate videos for TV channels and social media for kudumbhashree, Snehitha Gender Help Desk, Norka Roots, Customs and Central Excise. I got recognition from various organizations, which include two State Awards, Tele Screen Gallop Awards for the direction of best current affairs programs, Navarasam Sangeetha Sabaha Awards, Kids TV Award by the National Film Academy and Children's Film Society and an award for highlighting the plights of unwed mothers. I have been a Panel Director in the prestigious Kerala State Film Development Corporation and in Kerala State Public Relations Department, for the last 16 years.