Interview: Abhish and Keero Birla

OCan and CKCU FM93.1’s A Luta Continua presents a series of Conversations with Canadian Creatives hosted by Monique. This episode features an interview with directors, producers and brothers Abhish and Keero Birla about their documentary Tiger Tiger.

Tiger Tiger is an adventure film made for the giant screen. The story follows the late conservation legend Alan Rabinowitz as he tracks one of the most elusive species on Earth: the Bengal tiger. This feature documentary celebrates the tiger as a majestic icon of the animal kingdom, and passionately advocates for its conservation. Narrated by Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, Tiger Tiger is currently screening in IMAX at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

For more information: www.tigertigerfilm.com and www.birlabrothers.com.

Jith Paul

Curator, Film Reviewer, Editor, and Web Designer

Jith Paul is an independent filmmaker based in Ottawa. While pursuing a career as a software engineer, he decided to take a detour to follow his passion for film and filmmaking, establishing Treepot Media in 2010.

He is a co-founder of the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival, and editor of the film613 blog.

When he is not busy fighting crime, he coordinates the efforts of an international team of software developers and service providers as the Team Lead for Digital Development at CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel.

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