LucaStancheris
Wildlife presenter, filmmaker and producer-editor. Bristol-based, studying zoology at Cardiff.
Playing behind this: the trailer for Rathays, my 12-minute documentary.
- Shifting Baselines: 350K views
- YouTube Partner Programme
- Raptor Academy winner
- Wildscreen 2026
- ~500K views on TikTok
- Zoology at Cardiff
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Documentaries and short-form science, shown the way people find them.
Documentaries
Long-form films, released on YouTube.
Documentary202617:25
Shifting Baselines
Filmed in Tobago and the UK, on why every generation takes the world it grew up in as normal, and what that hides.
350Kviews on YouTube in its first 11 days
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12:26
RathaysLuca Stancheris, 13K viewsDocumentary202612:2613K views
Rathays
The brown rats that live under a city, and the people whose job is to think about them.
Next on YouTubeLuca StancherisYouTube documentary
At what point will AI be considered a new species?
A zoologist's question about the newest thing on Earth. If a species is something that reproduces and makes fertile offspring, what do we call a technology that builds more of itself?
Shorts
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Instagram@lastanchDead Fish in the River Wensum70K+ viewsDead Fish in the River Wensum
Hundreds of fish suffocating in a Norwich river after the summer heatwave, filmed two days after they started dying.
Instagram and TikTok · 2026
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TikTok@lastanchShould Lynx Return to the UK?~500K viewsShould Lynx Return to the UK?
How lynx could keep the UK's deer in check, and the trophic cascade that could follow.
TikTok · 1:02 · 2025
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TikTok@lastanchFalse Widows in the UK100K viewsFalse Widows in the UK
Spider season, and how the noble false widow got to the UK.
TikTok · 0:36 · 2025
About
I am a wildlife presenter and filmmaker based in Bristol, and a final-year BSc Zoology student at Cardiff University. I work in front of the camera and behind it, writing, shooting, presenting and cutting my own films, which means I arrive on a shoot already thinking about how the sequence will assemble.
Three years of zoology means I can read a paper, question a claim and hold a piece to camera together without a script in my hand, and it means the animal behaviour in front of the lens is something I can anticipate rather than react to.
In October 2026 my documentary Shifting Baselines reached 350K views on YouTube in its first 11 days, and my channel joined the YouTube Partner Programme. I release my documentaries on YouTube, where I believe the industry is heading.
I am looking for entry-level work and training in natural history production, as a researcher, assistant producer, junior edit or presenter. I am in Bristol and I travel.
Credits
Films and video
- 2026
- Writer, Presenter, Director, EditorShifting BaselinesDocumentary, 350K views on YouTube in its first 11 days
- 2026
- Director, Producer, EditorRathaysIndependent documentary, 13K views on YouTube
- 2026
- Writer, Presenter, EditorDead Fish in the River WensumShort-form video, 70K+ views across Instagram and TikTok
- 2025
- Writer, Presenter, EditorShould Lynx Return to the UK?Short-form video, ~500K views on TikTok
- 2025
- Writer, Presenter, EditorFalse Widows in the UKShort-form video, 100K views on TikTok
Experience
- 2026
- Event AssistantWildscreen FestivalIndustry week in Bath, 17 to 22 October
- 2026
- Student researcherTropical marine ecology field course, TobagoRedlip blenny behaviour study
- Since 2025
- Production LeadCUTV, Cardiff University TVMulti-camera, recorded
- 2025
- Commercial modelWalls, "Mad for Walls"
- 2025
- Wildlife presenting volunteerBristol Zoo ProjectLive public talks, June to September
Awards and recognition
- 2026
- Winner, Marketing and Creative CohortRaptor AcademyChosen first out of more than 90 entries
- 2026
- Crew on award-winning productionsNASTA, with CUTVCUTV's award, I helped on the productions
- 2026
- YouTube Partner Programme@Lastanch on YouTubeChannel monetised, nearly 2K subscribers
- FinalistBBC apprenticeshipPrevious round
Kit and software
- EditDaVinci Resolve, CapCut
- CameraiPhone 17 Pro Max, GoPro Hero 13, underwater housing
- AudioDJI Mic 2 wireless, field recording
Career timeline
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- Channel monetised
Get in touch
Lastanch@gmail.comFor commissions, work experience, runner and researcher roles, brand partnerships, or a conversation about a film.
© 2026 Luca Stancheris
Based in Bristol, studying at Cardiff University