Draft:Rory Fielding

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Rory Fielding is an American documentary film director and producer. He is the executive producer of Rory Fielding Films, an independent production company. His documentaries have been broadcast nationally on PBS, screened at film festivals in the United States, and recognized by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

In 2005, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel profiled Fielding in connection with the PBS broadcast of his documentary 1955: Seven Days of Fall, noting his background as a New York native and his role as executive producer of FastFocus, a Boynton Beach-based production company that produced short-form content for PBS stations.^[1]

Fielding's subsequent work has focused on environmental documentary filmmaking. In 2020, WPBF profiled his PBS production on plastic pollution, describing his focus on ocean conservation and public awareness through documentary storytelling.^[2] In 2026, Fielding's three environmental documentaries were selected for a series of film screenings and filmmaker talks as part of the Climate Change Initiative at Chautauqua Institution during its summer season.^[3][4][5]

1955: Seven Days of Fall (2001) is a documentary chronicling the final week of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season and their World Series championship win over the New York Yankees. Contemporary newspaper television listings reported that the film aired on ESPN Classic in October 2005.^[6] The documentary was also broadcast on PBS stations, including PBS Western Reserve.^[7][1]

Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale (2008) is a PBS documentary narrated by Peter Coyote and featuring actor and environmental activist Ted Danson. The film examines the effects of pollution and human activity on sea turtle populations and marine ecosystems. It was produced and presented by WLRN Public Media and received multiple Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards.^[8]

We're All Plastic People Now (2023) is a feature-length documentary narrated by Peter Coyote and introduced by Ted Danson examining the effects of plastic pollution on ecosystems and human health. The film featured scientists from academic institutions including the University of Miami.^[9] The documentary received coverage from Oceana, which highlighted the film's focus on the plastics crisis.^[10]

The film was screened at the Santa Fe Film Festival and at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, where California State Senator Catherine Blakespear hosted a public panel discussion on plastic pollution.^[11] It was broadcast on public television and screened at regional film festivals in the United States.^[9]

Descent: Into the Blue (2025) is an environmental documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, exploring coral reef resilience and ocean ecosystems. The film was screened at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival^[12] and at a public screening hosted by the City of Boca Raton.^[13] The film received nominations for Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards, including for directing and original musical composition.^[14]

Fielding's work has received recognition from the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

In 2020, Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale won two Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards, including one for directing awarded to Fielding.^[8]

In 2023, We're All Plastic People Now was nominated for the Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for Director, Long Form Content.^[15] The film won the Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for Environment/Science, Long Form Content.^[16]

In 2025, Descent: Into the Blue was nominated for a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award in the category Director, Long Form Content (Post-Produced).^[17] The film won the Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for Musical Composition/Arrangement, credited to composers Renee Sunbird and Christophe Chagnard.^[18]

• 1955: Seven Days of Fall (2001)
• Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale (2008)
• We're All Plastic People Now (2023)
• Descent: Into the Blue (2025)

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