Summary: Arribada, the mass nesting of olive-ridley turtles finally happens. Two past expeditions to film this event have proved futile. The team and a turtle researcher Vibhash make a long boat crossing and lug their equipment over miles of scorching sand, to reach a remote island beach on India’s eastern coast. The olive-ridley is the smallest and one of the rarest of the seven sea turtles that inhabit the earth’s oceans. As Arribada begins, waves upon waves of turtles emerge to lay millions of ping-pong eggs. Countless egg-eating crabs come scampering from their holes for a feast. The film ‘Arrival of the Olive-Ridleys’ asks, can man possibly help turtles survive for posterity?

Producer’s/Director’s Profile: Naresh Bedi has worked as a freelance cameraperson for numerous documentaries and features for leading broadcasters and production houses the world over. Besides his specialized field of Indian natural history, he has worked on a wide spectrum of subjects – culture and religion, agriculture and astrology, architecture and anthropology. Has received 11 awards and citations for his films. His awards include Best Wildlife Cameraman at International Wildlife Film and Television Festival Wildscreen 1984 for The Ganges Gharial and a nomination for British Academy awards for Saving The Tiger/ Man Eating Tigers in 1987.