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Luke Tipple is joined by Emmy award-winning and longtime Shark Week filmmaker, Jeff Kurr. He discusses his successful and storied career, from being the first to capture a breaching Great White, to creating the Air Jaws series. Jeff discusses his latest project, directing Great White Open Ocean, a documentary about shark diver and Jeff’s good friend, Jimi Partington who experienced a life-threatening shark encounter in 2019, then a year later went on to swim with Great Whites again, and suffered a horrible stroke. Kurr captured Jimi’s journey and his road to recovery, which he says has been the most rewarding experience he’s ever had as a filmmaker. Luke and Jeff discuss life-threatening shark encounters including a recent encounter that resulted in the fatality of a tourist in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa on September 25th, 2022.
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Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s3-ep21-jeff-kurr-on-filming-a-life-threatening-shark-encounter
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Luke Tipple is joined by Emmy award-winning and longtime Shark Week filmmaker, Jeff Kurr. He discusses his successful and storied career, from being the first to capture a breaching Great White, to creating the Air Jaws series. Jeff discusses his latest project, directing Great White Open Ocean, a documentary about shark diver and Jeff’s good friend, Jimi Partington who experienced a life-threatening shark encounter in 2019, then a year later went on to swim with Great Whites again, and suffered a horrible stroke. Kurr captured Jimi’s journey and his road to recovery, which he says has been the most rewarding experience he’s ever had as a filmmaker. Luke and Jeff discuss life-threatening shark encounters including a recent encounter that resulted in the fatality of a tourist in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa on September 25th, 2022.
Connect with the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-week-the-podcast/id1527053422
Follow Discovery+ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoveryplus/
Follow Luke Tipple on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luketipple/
Learn More About Shark Week: https://www.discovery.com/shark-week
Start your free trial of discovery+: https//www.discoveryplus.com/sharkpod
Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s3-ep21-jeff-kurr-on-filming-a-life-threatening-shark-encounter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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