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Chasing Coral

To see that lost is very devastating

To see that lost is very devastating

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To see that lost is very devastating.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:48
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sustainable Films,Exposure Labs,Argent Pictures,Code Blue Foundation,EarthSense Foundation,Kendeda Fund, The

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Movie Summary

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
[Vevers] A lot of scientists I've met have got really depressed - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Vevers] A lot of scientists I've met have got really ...
Whereas I've had the experience to do ten years in advertising, - Chasing Coral 00:12
Whereas I've had the experience to do ten years in adve...
-Okay, um... -[laughing] - Chasing Coral 00:07
-Okay, um... -[laughing]
[Gates] Twenty-five years I've been working on corals, - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Gates] Twenty-five years I've been working on corals,
-I know, that... -[laughing] - Chasing Coral 00:07
-I know, that... -[laughing]
Not a coral was an animal with lots of polyps. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Not a coral was an animal with lots of polyps.
-what a coral is. -Your amazement is, - Chasing Coral 00:05
-what a coral is. -Your amazement is,
I get completely overwhelmed sometimes, underwater, on a reef. - Chasing Coral 00:06
I get completely overwhelmed sometimes, underwater, on a ree...
Because I can't believe that these structures - Chasing Coral 00:09
Because I can't believe that these structures
I have the utmost respect for corals, 'cause I think they've got us all fooled. - Chasing Coral 00:06
I have the utmost respect for corals, 'cause I think th...
Simplicity on the outside doesn't mean simplicity on the inside. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Simplicity on the outside doesn't mean simplicity on th...
We think we're really evolved 'cause we're highly complex beings. - Chasing Coral 00:05
We think we're really evolved 'cause we're hi...
But corals... they've decided, "Forget the external complexity. - Chasing Coral 00:06
But corals... they've decided, "Forget the externa...
Let's just be really sophisticated in a quiet way." - Chasing Coral 00:15
Let's just be really sophisticated in a quiet way."...
Each polyp is a circular mouth... - Chasing Coral 00:06
Each polyp is a circular mouth...
And they can combine to be millions of them - Chasing Coral 00:07
And they can combine to be millions of them
They have, inside their tissues, small plants, - Chasing Coral 00:08
They have, inside their tissues, small plants,
The plants that live inside them photosynthesize, - Chasing Coral 00:08
The plants that live inside them photosynthesize,
They essentially have food factories living inside of themselves. - Chasing Coral 00:05
They essentially have food factories living inside of themse...
So, as the animal grows, - Chasing Coral 00:11
So, as the animal grows,