Jago: A Life Underwater wins 4 x Royal Television Society Awards

Jago: A Life Underwater has tied with Sherlock and beaten Planet Earth 2 to win 4 awards at the Royal Television Society Awards in Bristol.

Awards included best documentary, best cinematography, best sound and best grade.

It is fantastic to see Rohani’s story go from strength to strength and reach a larger audience.

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Jago: A Life Underwater is our upcoming documentary film, coproduced with Underdog Films, Fantomline Pictures and Vistaar Productions. Winner of the JHWFF Grand Teton award, Jago tells the story of an 80 year old sea nomad called Rohani who has spent his life plying the waters of South East Asia’s Coral Triangle. The story is told entirely from Rohani’s perspective, against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands, and recreates events that capture the turning points in his life, as a hunter and as a man. We were able to bring Rohani’s past experiences to life by working closely with his family and friends in the village where he grew up. These are the people you see representing Rohani in the film at various stages in his life. Story telling is a big part of Bajau culture, and a way of preserving traditions through generations, so everyone was very enthusiastic about what we were trying to do and brought lots of ideas of their own, especially Rohani. Although he had never had a camera pointed at him, it certainly wasn’t the first time he’d sat around telling stories. We were just lucky that he let us capture it on film. Director/Producer: James Reed Director/Camera: James Morgan Editor: Sam Rogers 1st AD and Sound: Johnny Langenheim U/W Camera: Mark Sharman Aerial and Additional Photography: Benjamin Sadd DIT: Stephen Hedley Graphics: Robin Littlewood Additional Editing: Andrew Netley Colourist: Blair Wallace Online Editors: Arun Hall, Joanne Curtis Sound Design: Tim Owens Dubbing Mix: Ben Peace Original Score: William Goodchild Musicians: Kwesi Edman, David Oliver, Nick Pullin, Joanna Swan, Emily Wilmot Distributed by Blue Ant International