Bleeding In A School Of Hammerhead Sharks - Short Documentary - USA

Sharks are highly misunderstood. While diving in the Galapagos, I was bit by an eel and was bleeding underwater just feet away from hundreds of hammerhead sharks. Not one shark showed any signs of aggression. Learn about the hammerhead shark in this short Documentary film by Todd Kortte.

​Our oceans are there for you do discover. Anyone can jump in the water and discover something that has never been seen before. It's all within your reach. I am creating a series called Oceans Unknown and showing places around the world where anyone at any level can discover what our oceans have to offer. From far off remote areas to easy family destinations...adventure with marine life is within your reach.

Director Todd Kortte

T​odd Kortte is an Actor and Producer in Los Angeles with a passion for the underwater world. He also has a background in roller coaster design/them park ride design and has worked with Walt Disney Imagineering and Universal Creative.

Todd combined his storytelling them park background with his Hollywood acting experience and brought it to the underwater world. He placed 4th in the world in the Underwater World Shootout in Germany in 2018. He is the only American to make the top 5 finalist in the underwater video category. Todd has several viral videos, is a 5-time video winner of the So-Cal Shootout, and has achieved over 10 million minutes of online stream time with his work.

Todd is also a Pro Team Member for Kraken Sports, and participates regularly with Oceans Defenders Alliance in Southern California to remove lost fishing nets off the coast of California.
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In the hope of giving others the tool to capture our underwater world and share it online for the world to see, Todd teaches underwater videography, and GoPro underwater classes with Bluewater University.

#AniFab judge's aggregate score for Bleeding is 7.8 out of 10 with one comment reading, "I enjoyed watching Todd's take on his experiences with the Hammerhead's in the Galapagos.  I want to encourage Todd to make more docs like this and to continue his filmmaking always with animals as part of his subjects. It is the hope of AniFab to develop a long term meaningful relationship with this filmmaker."