James Levelle (explorer)

James Moorland Levelle (born ) is an English filmmaker and explorer, who reported on the illegal tiger trade in Tibet, child-labour in the cotton fields of India, pirate fishing off the coast of Sierre Leone, the history of the gold rush in Alaska, and Southeast Asia's illegal logging industry.

Early life and education James Levelle was born , and brought up in London with his father who worked in advertising and his mother who was a health care professional in alternative medicine. He graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in English. He was subsequently asked to film illegal pirate fishing off the coast of Sierre Leone. This was followed by reporting on Southeast Asia's illegal logging industry. Almost half way to Chile when the conference was cancelled, he continued and completed the journey while reporting on the impact of climate change on young people.

Selected works (director)