Episode 02 : Joanna Natasegara

Oscar-winning producer and director Joanna Natesgara joins us to discuss her work and its relationship to travel.

Her work, including films such as Virunga, the White Helmets, and The Edge of Democracy, has a strong sense of place. Joanna also talks about her experience travelling as part of her work, the challenges it brings, the process and approach, and the places she loves.

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Joanna Natasegara is the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker behind Violet Films, a London-based production company. Violet Films’ work finds the political in the personal, tackling global stories with an intimate lens. Joanna’s work includes the Oscar®️-winning Netflix Original The White Helmets; BAFTA and Oscar®️-nominated Virunga, Executive Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio; the Oscar®️-nominated The Edge of Democracy; The Heart of Invictus docu-series for Netflix in association with Archewell Productions; We Dare to Dream, the second film from Academy Award®️-nominated director Waad al-Kateab and Executive Produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend; and Disney's Oscar®️ Nominated Documentary Short, Nǎi Nai And Wài Pó. Upcoming projects include the scripted adaption of Virunga for Netflix, written by Academy Award®-winner Barry Jenkins and Shoot The People for Paramount Plus and The Dating Game, premiering at this year’s Sundance..