Director: Jaxon Derow

Jaxon grew up in Brooklyn, NY and attended the New York Harbor School where he helped lead a team of divers that worked with the Billion Oyster Project to restore New York City’s native oyster reefs. After graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in Marine Biology, Environmental Science, and Philosophy, he left the world of marine research to attend the National Film and Television School in the UK, producing two award-winning documentary shorts while completing an MA in Directing and Producing Science and Natural History. He’s now a freelance filmmaker, telling stories that promote more harmonious relationships with our natural world.