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Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory

Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory

2025

Director

Will West

Runtime

44 minutes

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Synopsis

Bertie heads to South Africa for his most audacious mission yet. The wild waters here are a hotspot for one of the ocean’s most famous and feared predators, the great white shark. Diving in the shallows without a cage, Bertie will attempt to film these huge sharks. By entering their domain, he discovers the challenges they face on our rapidly changing planet.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

4.1/10

Fair

Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Minimal

The documentary focuses entirely on marine life and environmental observation. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-cisnormative identities.

Gender Representation

Fair

The narrative centers on Bertie Gregory’s agency in high-risk environments. The explorer role follows traditional masculine archetypes of physical bravery and leadership.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

While set in the ethnically complex region of South Africa, the focus remains on the biological mission. There is no specific evidence regarding crew diversity or local perspectives.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Fair

The film adopts a perspective of ecological vulnerability regarding a changing planet. It does not explicitly engage with specific political or anti-Western frameworks.

Disability Representation

Minimal

There is no information regarding the depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this production.

Strengths

  • The film highlights ecological vulnerability and the challenges facing marine life on a changing planet.
  • It provides a platform for observing apex predators within their natural, high-risk environments.

Areas for Improvement

  • The narrative relies on traditional masculine archetypes of exploration and physical bravery.
  • The production lacks explicit engagement with the diverse human social landscape of its South African setting.

AI Analysis

As a nature documentary, the film prioritizes marine biology and environmental conservation over human social hierarchies. The narrative architecture is built around the interaction between human observers and apex predators like the great white shark. Because the protagonists are wildlife, traditional social identity metrics are limited. The film grants agency to the animals and the ecological crisis rather than to marginalized human identities. Ultimately, the low diversity score reflects the genre's focus on non-human subjects rather than the presence of harmful tropes.

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