Jim Wickens

Over the last 15 years, Jim has established himself as a leading storytellers on the frontline of environmental conflicts. His work has been regularly screened on Channel 4 news, Animal Planet ‘Ocean Warriors’, CNN and ITV and also in publications such as the New York Times, Guardian, Independent and Daily Mail. A radical animal rights campaigner for many years with criminal convictions for his investigative work against commercial whaling and sealing activities, Jim now works closely with Indigenous and coastal peoples around the world fighting for recognition and environmental justice. Jim is the co-founder of Ecostorm, the world’s first undercover environmental film agency. His raw and uncompromising style of storytelling has earned him numerous awards, including the Royal Television Society Independent Filmmaker of the Year; the International Foreign Press Award; the Wincott Foundation Award for Journalism; Amnesty International and One World media awards. One with the Whale is his first feature documentary.