Tell us a bit about your organization and what your specialty is in the film and video space.
Coral & Oak Studios is an award-winning creative production company dedicated to telling powerful stories at the intersection of people and the natural world. With a team that unites world-class storytellers and interactive media specialists, the studio delivers cinematic documentaries, immersive museum experiences, and original television series that inspire wonder and drive conservation impact. From producing acclaimed episodes for PBS’s Wild Hope and the groundbreaking series In Her Nature, to creating interactive exhibits for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Coral & Oak brings depth, artistry, and technical precision to every project. Whether on screen or in a museum gallery, the studio’s mission is to connect audiences to the planet’s most vital stories—transforming awareness into action through the power of visual storytelling.
What is your organization’s ethos and how does it set you apart from industry competitors?
We make a significant effort to crew our field and post productions teams with all-women + gender queer folks in an effort to balance the scales in a historically male dominated industry.
How can people join or learn more about what you do?
Go to https://www.inhernature-docuseries.com/
Tell us about your Telly Award winning piece. What’s the story behind it?
In Her Nature is a groundbreaking PBS NATURE series, celebrating the courageous women shaping wildlife conservation today. Each story features never before seen Blue-Chip animal behavior while redefining how wildlife conservation stories are told—by centering the perspectives, knowledge, and lived experiences of women conservationists around the world.
What are you most proud of about this piece? What was your biggest challenge during production and how did you solve it?
I’m incredibly proud that Jocelyn and I single-handedly developed, fundraised, filmed, and completed our first series — and that it’s now airing on PBS, where millions will have the chance to see it. More importantly, I hope these stories help elevate and amplify the vital conservation work being led by these remarkable women.
Do you have any advice to other filmmakers based on your career or your team’s approach to work?
Don’t be afraid to jump into and offer help (on an edit, on a shoot etc) especially when you are passionate but you have zero experience. You have to start somewhere – experience will follow.
Can you share a behind the scenes story or fun fact about the making of your piece?
Evening settled gently over the river in Chitwan. The light was soft, golden. Our featured hero, Doma, sat quietly on the riverbank, watching rehabilitated rhinos playing in the water. And then, without warning, Puja — the rescued baby rhino — wandered over, curled up beside her, and laid her head in Doma’s lap.
It was perfect. Still. Sacred.
Jocelyn, our showrunner and DP, didn’t say a word. She simply pressed record and held the shot like her life depended on it.
When Puja finally stirred and the moment passed, Jocelyn slowly set the camera down.
Then stood up. And began violently slapping herself.
“I’ve had giant ants in my shirt for the last six minutes,” she announced, hopping in frantic circles. But we got the shot.
Tell us about the most memorable response you got from this work.
We set up donation pages for some of our featured women who needed it. And we’ve already seen donations come in that will aid their ongoing conservation projects. You can’t ask for more than that.
Complete this sentence: ‘Great video storytelling is…’
…. Truth wrapped in emotion.
