The World Bee Project in the field

By Dr Isa Rao

Documentary Filmmaker

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Isa Rao is a cognitive neuroscientist and self-shooting documentary filmmaker based in Glasgow. Born in Germany with an Indian background, she pursued a PhD in Scotland in Cognitive Neuroscience. As an Emerging Director, recognised by BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland recently,Isa's work encompasses observational documentary television and creative filmmaking. Her acclaimed short documentary, CRANNOG travelled to numerous BAFTA & _OSCAR-qualifying festivals, including CIFF, DOC NYC, DokuFest, True/False and AFI Docs.The film explores human-animal interactions and the impact of kindness in the face of death. It was published by The Guardian Documentaries and received a Cinema Eye Honors nomination for the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Short Film’ award. Isa is currently working on her first feature documentary, FLOTSAM, which will be an exploration of the human-animal bond and animal consciousness within the context of pollution and ecological systems.