Timothy Swaan

Filmmaker Statement

I ask myself this a lot. What is my "why"? My interest started as a child when my mother took me to the cinema once per week. The late '80s (mostly '89) were a golden age for what are now classic movies because they told amazing stories. While I never ended up in the narrative world, I found myself immersed in a more rich and varied universe... that of documentary storytelling. How is it richer? Because truth is stranger than fiction, and for every person on this planet is a unique story; from the jungles of Vanuatu, to my own garage (where my wife runs a reptile sanctuary). The world is a veritable goldmine of stories to be told, and capturing and sharing them is something I enjoy!