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About the production
  • Year of production
    2013
  • Broadcast and production partners
    Developed with the Assistance of Screen Australia, Film Victoria, WGBH NOVA, Arte France, ZDF Germany, SVT Sweden, Malaysian TV

Synopsis

Marine scientists across the world are racing to tackle the most urgent environmental challenge facing our planet today – ocean acidification. From the icy polar seas to the world’s most pristine coral reefs we track the latest scientific research. Heading the investigation is Dr Katharina Fabricius from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. She’s made a game-changing discovery. Nestled amongst Papua New Guinea’s stunning coral gardens is a unique reef – a window to the future of our oceans.

Credits
  • Producer/Director
    Sally Ingleton
  • Director of Photography
    Peter Zakharov, Simon Enderby
  • Editors
    Simon Wright, Uri Mizrahi
  • Composer
    Dale Cornelius
Distribution
Awards
  • Winner
    Marine Science Award, BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2014
  • Winner
    Environment Award, San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival, 2015
  • Finalist
    Best Science Journalism Award, Australian Museum Eureka Prizes 2014
  • Finalist
    Finalist Best Conservation Documentary Gold Panda Awards China 2014
  • Finalist
    Green Image Festival Japan 2015
  • Invited
    Hawaii World Ocean's Day Festival
  • Silver Award
    Handle Climate Change Film Festival Committee Award, HCCF 2015
  • Finalist
    Association for International Broadcasting Award for Science programme or scientific coverage 2015
  • Lethal Seas (US Version), Nominated
    Changing Planet Award, 2016 Science Media Awards & Summit
  • Winner
    Best Ecology & Science Film, Green Screen International Wildlife Film Festival 2016
  • Finalist
    Environment Award, 2016 International Science Film Festival of Athens