ABOUT ELLIE
Photo by Millie Marsden
Ellie Stones is an award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker from the UK who still looks a bit like a child but absolutely isn’t. With a BA (hons) degree in Natural History Photography and Film her work explores the relationships between humans and nature, with a drive to tell impact-led stories.
Her most recent project The Pangolin Man is a self-funded, one-woman-crew documentary about the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world: the pangolin. It tells the story of one man’s fight to save pangolins in south-western Uganda, and change the minds of the very people who hunt them. She is currently editing a sequel to the film.
In 2022 Ellie became a Craghoppers Ambassador, and she returned to Uganda in partnership with WildAid Africa to screen The Pangolin Man to local communities using a bicycle-powered cinema. The film has raised over £12,000 in donations since its release and been screened globally, including on the WaterBear Network and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
AWARDS
Jackson Wild World Wildlife Day Showcase - Finalist, Recovering Species, 2022
CMS Vatavaran Film Festival - Winner, International Amateur & Youth Films, 2022
Discover Film Awards - Highly Commended Craghoppers Social Impact Award, 2021
Discover Film Awards - Best Documentary, 2021
All Living Things Environmental Film Festival - First Time Filmmaker Award, 2021
Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Student Filmmaker Award, 2021
Suffolk Shorts - East Anglian Filmmaker Award, 2021
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival - Best Student Film, 2020
Livable Planet Film Festival - Audience Award Best Short, 2021
American Conservation Film Festival - Official Selection, 2021
British Wildlife Photography Awards - Special Mention, 2018
Kids Conservation Photography Scholarship - 2019
Exeter Marine Photo Competition - Third Place, 2019
PEOPLE I’VE WORKED WITH
