About this episode

Josh Murphy discusses his unconventional journey from fisheries biology to filmmaking and the impact of his environmental documentaries.

Josh Murphy is a filmmaker whose path from fisheries biology and action-sports films to environmental documentaries has been anything but conventional. His work includes Artifishal, Purple Mountains, The Scale of Hope, and a recent Netflix film exploring plastics and human health, with stories that tackle everything from wild salmon and climate change to mental health and community-led conservation.  In this episode of Anchored, Josh and I talk about his early fascination with water and Jacques Cousteau, his transition into filmmaking, his work with Patagonia, the emotional weight of documentary storytelling, and why he believes powerful films should do more than entertain... they should give people a reason to care and a way to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: April Vokey

Guest: Josh Murphy

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• environmental documentaries
• wild salmon
• climate change
• mental health
• community-led conservation

Keywords

• filmmaking
• environmental documentaries
• wild salmon
• climate change
• mental health
• community conservation
• Patagonia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patagonia

Books & works: Artifishal, Purple Mountains, The Scale of Hope, Netflix

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