The multi award-winning team at Mousehole Films, share a passion for wildlife conservation and ecology.
This PACT micro-indie, based in Aberdeenshire, specialise in Natural History content.
The core team of Assistant Producer, Dr Gabriel Strong (BBC Forces of Nature/Veritasium),
Ecologist, Wildlife Cameraman and CAA qualified Drone Pilot, Danny Strong (BWPA, Highly Commended Filmmaker),
and Creative Director, Caroline Strong (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, BBC R3/4 & The World Service),
bring together their unique combination of disciplines, to produce moving, standalone stories, that educate, challenge, and inspire.
The company maintains a low-budget ethos to limit their environmental impact and carbon footprint.
NEWS
Our latest short is all about seals, filmed in collaboration with NatureScot, Police Scotland and Ythan Seal Watch.
Find out how you can view these beautiful creatures in safety - for you and for the seals!
Watch it now on our Showreel Page.
We are delighted to announce that our documentary feature The Bough Breaks
is now distributed for the international educational market by Good Docs (USA).
Details on the links to book screenings/streaming for your event.
RECENT & UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Our latest screening was at Great Glen House, Inverness for NatureScot and also available for staff to stream for a further 14 days.
It was another double bill with On the Red List + Q&A with members of both production teams and Alan Watson Featherstone.
This follows 6 previous NatureScot screenings at Battleby Conference Centre - St Cyrus NNR - Muir of Dinnet NNR x 2 - Forvie NNR x 2
Other recent screenings include:
A full house for our
double bill in March with On the Red List
followed by Q&A, for Ayr Film Society to mark
Earth Hour '26.
Sold out screenings at:
The Garden Cinema,
Covent Garden,London. part of
Sowing Seeds Strand
with Q&A
and
Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema,
Nottingham
with Q&A
Full Screening Itinerary Here
The film is sponsored by Scottish Wild Beaver Group and Wildlifefilm.com.
DRONE SERVICES
Ecologist & Wildlife Cameraman, Danny Strong, is a Civil Aviation Authority qualified drone pilot -
CAA - Flyer ID: GBR-RP-793VX5GWGBKY.
GVC (General VLOS Certificate)
A2 C of C
He is available to hire direct or as part of one of our all inclusive film packages.
He is a topside wildlife filmmaker and freelance ecologist who films, edits, and researches on our natural history content. His filmaking was Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards.. As a qualified freelance ecologist, he has worked for NatureScot, James Hutton Institute, Enviro Centre/Cura Terrae and Glen Tanar Charitable Trust. For your drone and filming enquiries check out his personal page here.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Mousehole Films are members of PACT/ PACT UK INDIES They make documentary output, with a focus on Natural History, Conservation and Environment. Their second feature, The Bough Breaks, began its 28 date UK Screenings summer 2023 and continues to screen at selected venues and film festivals and is now available to licence from Good Docs
ONLINE CONTENT / CORPORATE
Mousehole Films produces online content, shorts and series. Please check out our
YouTube page.. In collaboration with Ecologist , Wildlife Cameraman and Presenter, Danny Strong we are working on a new wildlife series to be launched in 2027. Danny has previously presented for us on The Outisde, sharingi nsights into the habits and habitats of some of his favourite species. We also accept promotional commissions, with Natural History themes. Clients include: NatureScot, Perth & Kinross Leader Programme, Heather Hills Honey, Coupar Angus Pride of Place, and popular folk band Arcelia, Shorts in support of charities include the National Trust,
OneKind
and Trees for Life.
AWARDS
Latest documentary feature The Bough Breaks has been awarded, nominated or selected in 10 international film festivals so far, including: Winner Best Environmental Film and Best Editing at the Cinematograpy and Photography Awards 2023, Runner Up Best Scottish Production 2023 at Close:Up Edinburgh DocuFest, Nominee North Light Award and Audience Award at Montrose LandXSea Film Fest 2024, and Nominee for SDG 15 - Life on Land Award and Best Documentary Feature at the Arctic Film Festival 2024. Danny Strong (AKA Danny Bean), ecologist and wildlife cameraman, had two of his short films No Room at the Top and Morning of the Moorland Matadors Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards.
Feature documentary The Village on the Loch , won a total of 14 Awards and 3 further Finalist Nominations. Screenings included: Bosnia & Herzegovina Tourism Festival (Sarajevo 2019), and HIFF - Hebrides International Film Festival (Harris & Lewis 2019).
