Sharon Shattuck
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Bio
Public Bio
I am a botanist, ecologist, animator, radio producer, filmmaker, and musician.
After earning a degree in environmental science and biology, I assisted on botanical research projects for the Smithsonian Institute in Panama (where I lived on the famous Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal), and the Field Museum in Chicago.
I'm also an avid Irish and old time fiddler, indie songwriter, and visual artist. I soon realized that I wanted to combine my love of science and storytelling with my more creative pursuits, so I looked to New York University’s graduate program in documentary journalism for help with the technical stuff.
Now, I live in New York City and mix ecology, health, and other science topics with music, sound, and handmade animations, to make films and radio pieces that explore the world in an exciting new way. I'm currently with Wicked Delicate Films, the guys behind "King Corn," as an animator, and I am also a contributor to the NPR science show "Radiolab."
A brilliant ecologist and excellent photographer, Jesse Lewis, and I recently created Sweet Fern Productions, a multimedia production company. SFP's goal is to combine science and nature with art and storytelling to create unique, edgy multimedia content that educates and entertains--we're very excited to get started! Our first film project together will combine myth, science, cryptozoology, biodiversity, and tales from Victorian-era explorers.