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Chasing Coral

Chasing Coral

20177.71h 33m

Overview

Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called “coral bleaching”—a sign of mass coral death—has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

Directed by Jeff Orlowski
Written by Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis, Jeff Orlowski
Produced by Larissa Rhodes, Jeff Orlowski
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Top Cast

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Andrew Ackerman

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Pim Bongaerts

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Neal Cantin

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Phil Dustan

Himself - Scientific Advisor

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Ruth Gates

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Manuel González-Rivero

Himself - Additional Featured Scientist

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Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Himself - Chief Scientific Advisor

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Joanie Kleypas

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Justin Marshall

Himself - Scientific Advisor

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Trevor Mendelow

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Themes & Keywords

global warmingscuba divingtime lapse photographyunderwater photographymarine biology

About Chasing Coral

Chasing Coral is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of global warming, scuba diving, time lapse photography, underwater photography, marine biology. Directed by Jeff Orlowski, it stars Andrew Ackerman, Pim Bongaerts, Neal Cantin. Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called “coral bleaching”—a sign of mass coral death—has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

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