the documentary

The documentary is both lyrical and analytical in form, revealing investigation, experimentation, risk-taking and collaboration with world-class scientists, acting as an invaluable catalyst and educational tool for all. The project examines how artists and scientists can apply their skills to provide foresight and clarity in regard to the climate emergency, our relationship with the environment and our historical responsibility for what occurs in it.

Above is the full documentary. Production stills below come from interviews + meetings conducted with a range of inspiring individuals, also listed below.

Kelp Forest

Sediment Core

Saltmarsh

Meeting Jayson Byles

Taking Sediment Cores

Meeting William Austin

The North West Passage

contributors

Dr Bee Berx

Physical oceanographer / Environment Monotoring & Assessment Programme, Oceanography Group, MSS Climate Change Lead, Scottish Government, Marine Scotland

Dr Catherine Chambers

Senior scientist at Stefansson Arctic Institute | University of the Westfjords, Iceland

Kate Macleod

Film-maker, producer & mermaid | Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Jayson Byles

Forager & environmentalist | East Neuk Seaweed, Fife, Scotland

Luis Guzman

Bio-architect & multi-media artist | Chile

Anne-Marie Melster

International interdisciplinary curator & environmental advocate

Professor Noel Keenlyside

Geophysical Institute, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen

Margaret Willson

Affiliate associate professor of anthropology & Canadian studies at the University of Washington

Dr Marianne Helene Rasmussen

Leading specialist in marine mammal researc & Director of the University of Iceland Research Centre | Húsavík, Iceland

Dr Níels Einarsson

Anthropologist & director of the Stefansson Arctic Institute (SAI) | Akureyri, Iceland

Professor William Austin

Scottish Government scientist, chairman of Blue Carbon Scotland, School of Geography & Sustainable Development, Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews | Scotland