Kire Godal
Kire Godal, Producer: and Camera: Kire was born in Aspen, Colorado to Norwegian parents who helped found the ski resort.Growing up on horse back and on skis exploring the mountains developed a life long appreciation of the natural world and an adventurous spirit. Kire studied at UCLA for journalism and film. She has combined her love of adventure with her skills as a filmmaker to create original stories for worldwide audiences. Recently fulfilling a dream she told the story of Kenya’s Maasai warriors and lions on the brink of extinction in the flm "Lion Warriors” for National Geographic Wild Channel’s annual Big Cat Week with her brother Erik Godal who composed the music and also helped her produce. "Lion Warriors" was nominated at 2011 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival for best in “People & Nature” category, as well as being a finalist in three categories at the International Wildlife Film Festival 2011. Since 2000 Kire’s exploratory work has documented many rare and secret ceremonies of diverse traditional groups in Africa. Four of her HD films for the “Tribal Odyssey” series have been airing since 2007 on The National Geographic Channel International, France 5 and other channels worldwide. http://www.kiregodal.com
