Mist in a Himalayan forest

Filmmakers

A small crew. A shared devotion.

Digital Aqua Productions

A documentary team rooted in water, place, and stewardship.

Digital Aqua Productions brings two decades of cinematic storytelling on the world's most fragile and sacred ecosystems. Bhutan: The Last Sanctuary is led by director Douglas Kaplan with a hand-picked team of cinematographers, editors, producers and a composer.

Filmmaker · Director

Douglas Kaplan

Narrator · I.O.H.

Kinga Tshering

Camera / Editor

Paul Buchholz

Producer / Camera

Phil Schlieder

Producer / Music

Mary McGuinness

Photographer

Grace Kaplan

Executive Producer

Amanda Martinez

Executive Producer

Kinga Tshering

Senior Producer

Andrew Howard

Travel Notes

Two crews. One arc.

  • May 1–7 · Full crew on location across Phase 1.
  • May 8 · Phase 1 crew returns home.
  • May 8–20 · Continuing crew completes Phase 2 filming.
  • May 20 · Remaining team departs Bhutan.

Production Office

Digital Aqua Productions

Douglas Kaplan, Director & Filmmaker

dk@digital-aqua.comwww.digitalaqua.com