PREVIEW: Becoming Cousteau (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as himself) Jacques-Yves Cousteau

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?), director, producer; Pax Wassermann (In My Father’s House), writer, editor; Mark Monroe (The Dissident), writer; Mridu Chandra (The Dissection of Thanksgiving), Dan Cogan (All In: The Fight for Democracy) and Evan Hayes (Free Solo), producers; Danny Bensi (The White Tiger) and Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased), composers

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The life and work of famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who became one of the most famous advocates for nautical wildlife in the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus shifts her attention onto the infamous legacy of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his profound influence on nature and the environment, in a stunning archival look at his life’s work.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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