Kelly Tyler's interest in polar exploration was first inspired by The Last Place on Earth,
a dramatization of Roland Huntford's account of the Antarctic expeditions of Robert Falcon
Scott and Roald Amundsen broadcast on PBS in 1985. A 1989 graduate of Harvard University,
she came to NOVA the same year, where she worked on documentaries for the NOVA series,
including "Poisoned Winds of War," "The Lost Tribe," "Iceman," "Killing Machines," and
"Sex and the Single Rhino." Since 1991, Tyler has worked with NOVA's large-format film
unit, which produces films for IMAX and IWERKS theaters, located at museums, cultural
institutions, and commercial venues worldwide. She was associate producer on the
large-format films Stormchasers (1995); Special Effects (1996), which was nominated
for a 1996 Academy Award; and Island of the Sharks (1999); she currently serves in
the same role on The Endurance: Shackleton's Epic Journey (2001). In addition to
her large format-film work, Tyler also co-produced Special Effects: Titanic and
Beyond (1998) for the NOVA television series and produced the companion web site
for NOVA Online (1998). Currently she is co-producer for the NOVA Shackleton TV
program as well as producer for the NOVA/PBS Online Adventure Shackleton's
Antarctic Odyssey.
Kelly Tyler
