SEAWEED STORIES

Director: Jake Sumner

Narrated by Forest Whitaker, this is a vibrant and global look at the wonders of seaweed, and some of the extraordinary stories and characters whose lives have been entangled by this often-overlooked marine organism which may hold answers to some of humanity’s biggest challenges. Sumner’s film includes insights from a Silicon Valley startup creating plastic alternatives from macroalgae, to the Indigenous Shinnecock Kelp Farmers using seaweed to prove their sovereign right to coastal land, and a scientist in South Korea supporting seaweeds’ sexual reproduction to create new species that can withstand the effects of a changing climate.

OUR BLUE WORLD: A WATER ODYSSEY

Director: Ruán Magan

Magan’s documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, paints portraits of some extraordinary individuals who are harnessing natural flows and creating a new, modern consciousness of water, based on ancestral wisdom. It includes the likes of Li An Phoa, who has walked 15,000 km of the world’s rivers, Kongjian Yu, the radical architect behind the revolutionary ‘Sponge City’ concept, and Vered Engelhard, who is rediscovering ancient water techniques of the Andes. Sequel to the 2020 Brave Blue World, this is a film of hope, showing how each one of us has the power to transform the planet for good.