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.
Cast
Andrew Ackerman
Himself
Pim Bongaerts
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
Neal Cantin
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
Phil Dustan
Himself - Scientific Advisor
Ruth Gates
Herself - Scientific Advisor
Manuel González-Rivero
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Himself - Chief Scientific Advisor
Joanie Kleypas
Herself - Scientific Advisor
Justin Marshall
Himself - Scientific Advisor
Trevor Mendelow
Himself
Rupert Ormond
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
James Porter
Himself - Scientific Advisor
Morgan Pratchett
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
Zackery Rago
Himself
Luiz A. Rocha
Himself - Additional Featured Scientist
Crew
Jeff Orlowski
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Davis Coombe
Writer, Editor
Vickie Curtis
Writer
Andrew Ackerman
Director of Photography
Larissa Rhodes
Producer
Kate Reid
Camera Operator
Larkin Carey
Aerial Camera, Underwater Camera
Dan Romer
Original Music Composer
Saul Simon MacWilliams
Original Music Composer
Richard Fitzpatrick
Production Consultant
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