The Ethics of the “Shooting In The Wild” Documentary
Last night I went to a screening of “Shooting In The Wild,” a documentary short on Chris Palmer’s book by the same name. The premise of the book and the 27-minute film, hosted by Alexandra Cousteau, is to expose the outright deception and unethical methods used by film producers in making so-called “wildlife” films, methods Palmer himself admits to using. While the conversation is an important one to have Palmer comes off with very little remorse for his deception and in fact, continues to deceive the audience in this documentary to promote his agenda and sell his book. Currently a...
