Renee Godfrey
Advisory Council Member
Renee Godfrey is a film maker and co-founder of Freeborne Media. A former international surfer turned anthropologist and journalist, she began her television career on the acclaimed BBC series Tribe and Human Planet. Renee has spent over two decades crafting award-winning wildlife stories across Africa and beyond, bringing natural history to global audiences through major platforms including the BBC, Netflix, and National Geographic. Her recent credits include Surviving Paradise (Netflix), Hostile Planet (National Geographic), and the BBC’s Enchanted Kingdom 3D. Her deep connection to Africa began with a life-changing trip to the Timbavati in 1999, where she first fell in love with the continent, and with elephants.