Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the real sharks for Jaws and famously wore a chainmail suit, using herself as shark bait, changing our scientific understanding of sharks forever.
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- National Geographic, WildBear Entertainment, National Geographic Documentary Films
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Valerie Taylor as Self
Ron Taylor as Self (archive footage)
Jeremiah S. Sullivan as Self
Rodney Fox as Self
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Sally Aitken · Director, Writer
Caitlin Yeo · Composer
Adrian Rostirolla · Editor
Bettina Dalton · Producer
Alan Erson · Executive Producer
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