We began filming just before the COVID pandemic in 2020. With the team spread out across the United States and unable to travel to Florida, the team learned to work together virtually. Brent and Shelley filmed at the beach, the Indian River, and several parks.

To capture the wildlife in the lagoon, Brent used a drone and filmed from a boat on a dock nearby.

When Shelley interacts with the wildlife she uses her hands to communicate with them by pointing her palms toward them. It may look like she is trying to pet them but she is just ‘directing energy’ to them.

It is illegal to approach wildlife, however they can approach people. In the filming of the young manatee, the manatee initiated the contact by laying on Shelley’s feet. You can see more in the ‘Team Effort to Support a manatee’ below.