Galassia Grassetto

Galassia Grassetto is a and filmmaker who grew up living between Paris and Mexico City. Her Italian father was an engineer and her mother worked for a Mexican cinema magazine. By the time she was four years old, Galassia was already fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. During her youth she attended a British high school in Paris.

Galassia is dedicated to ocean conservation because her upbringing was marked by vivid memories of marine life. As a young diver, she witnessed drastic environmental changes and became alarmed at the rate at which the oceans were dying. Her mission is to champion protecting ocean life, and she is especially avid in the protection of sharks and fighting the disastrous shark fin trade. As an artist, she seeks to create films that have a positive environmental message. To tell stories that illuminate and bridge the gap between us and nature.

Galassia is directing documentaries.