Ocean Souls Films is a UK production company, dedicated to ocean conservation. Their inspiring films and documentaries raise awareness about marine species and ecosystems. Their latest release, THE BLUE FOREST, focuses on the importance of kelp forests and seaweed ecosystems and the current threats these productive and rich ecosystems face.
The Blue Forest is the first comprehensive film focusing on the important topics of kelp and seaweed around the world and explores how we can preserve one of the world’s most productive habitats. Kelp forests are recognised as one of the most complex and vital ecosystems and easily comparable to the Amazon. They are crucial to the health and survival of our planet, but sadly we are at risk of losing them.
The film exposes the vulnerability of these forests and how environmental conditions as well as the direct threat of human action is severely challenging the resilience of these coastal ecosystems.
Director and Producer, Philip Hamilton, commented, “These incredible ecosystems are home to a wonderful variety of plants and animals, providing unbelievable benefits not only to life underwater but also to humans and the planet. From their carbon absorption capabilities to their amazing nutritional properties, we simply can’t sit back and allow the devastating threats these ecosystems face to continue.
The team visited Chile’s Atacama coast and documented the voluntary wild deforestation of the world’s largest kelp reserve. Ironically and sadly, the waters of Chile have some of the best conditions for kelp forests to thrive naturally and yet human extraction is threatening their very existence. We do have time to protect but we must act quickly and the purpose of our film is to educate, inspire and encourage valuable action to prevent further devastation.”
At Ocean Souls Films, our goal is to keep producing inspiring and impactful films by reporting directly from the field as we travel the Planet Ocean. The Blue Forest is a non-profit film and the first production in the Ocean Souls Films’ ‘Mini-Series in the Field’ collection. THE BLUE FOREST is available to view now as the following video attachment.
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This piece was prepared online by Panuruji Kenta, Publisher, SEVENSEAS Media