Chasing Coral
Watch TrailerUnderwater photographer Richard Vevers and a team of scientists, divers, and engineers embark on a multi-year expedition to document an invisible catastrophe. They design specialized time-lapse cameras to capture the elusive process of coral bleaching—the ghostly transformation of vibrant underwater forests into white graveyards. Facing technical failures and the sheer challenge of filming a slow-motion disaster, their mission becomes a race against time. Each frame they secure serves as undeniable evidence of the rapid collapse of an entire ecosystem, the ocean's vital nursery, happening silently beneath the waves.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2017 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Jeff Orlowski |
| Runtime | 93 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.7/10 (130 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film expertly merges the spirit of a scientific detective story with the gripping drama of a natural disaster unfolding in slow motion. The footage of dying reefs is captured with a painful, almost mournful beauty, transforming data into visceral emotion.
What lingers after the credits is not just an image, but a profound sense of urgency and a quiet challenge to our own role in this story. It’s a call to witness that demands a response. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jeff Orlowski
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The tense quiet of control rooms, the ghostly white silence of a bleached reef, the urgent blue glow of data screens.
🎭 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
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