A force for nature.

Our team brings decades of experience working at the intersection of mainstream film and television, impact production and conservation.

Nature

the Boss

Nature is the world around us in all its untamed beauty and complexity—think oceans, mountains, forests, and the creatures that call them home. It’s a vast network of living and non-living elements, from towering trees and deep blue skies to delicate ecosystems that keep everything in balance. Nature thrives on powerful cycles like the flow of water and the carbon cycle, quietly working in the background to sustain life. Beyond her essential role, nature is a source of inspiration, inspiring art, science, and adventure. It’s where we find both tranquillity and wonder, deeply woven into our own lives and wellbeing.

Cherique

Founder & Director

Born and raised in South Africa, Cherique Pohl founded IMPACTWILD to harness the power of film and television to protect and preserve our planet’s incredible biodiversity. With a career spanning more than fifteen years in both independent and mainstream natural history television – most notably with National Geographic and the BBC Natural History Unit – Cherique has long operated at the intersection of film and television, conservation and impact production. A proud member of the Global Impact Producer’s Alliance (GIPA), she is part of a worldwide impact production movement leveraging the power of storytelling, strategic collaborations and data to drive measurable, systemic social and environmental change.

Reina

Director of Impact & Education

Dr. Reina-Marie Loader has been conducting practice-based research for over a decade. Her work predominantly focuses on docudrama and documentary storytelling that promote movement building, reconciliation, human rights, and conservation. She completed her practice-based Ph.D. on the concept of “documemory” and the ethical representation of war trauma on screen. Her documentary experience in conservation is longstanding and she is the programme leader for the MA in Producing for Film and Television which, among other things, seeks to integrate impact producing as part of the students’ education and training. Reina has experience internationally in the promotion of human rights, having done a Masters at the University of Vienna before working in the field of children's rights for many years.