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When we went to Lizard Island
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Chasing Coral

When we went to Lizard Island, we didn't haveour time-lapse cameras anymore

When we went to Lizard Island, we didn't have
our time-lapse cameras anymore

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When we went to Lizard Island,
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we didn't have our time-lapse cameras anymore.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:20
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.
[Orlowski] The idea is to take one tripod and one camera, - Chasing Coral 00:12
[Orlowski] The idea is to take one tripod and one camera,
[Rago] Get on the boat at 9:15, go out to your first site. - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Rago] Get on the boat at 9:15, go out to your first site.
You would find your markings for the tripod, - Chasing Coral 00:14
You would find your markings for the tripod,
And then you would take two minutes of footage, - Chasing Coral 00:08
And then you would take two minutes of footage,
The reason we built the time-lapse systems was it seemed absurd - Chasing Coral 00:12
The reason we built the time-lapse systems was it seemed abs...
Getting it in the right position, and you're fighting the current, - Chasing Coral 00:12
Getting it in the right position, and you're fighting t...
[Vevers] We were getting reports that the corals in New Caledonia - Chasing Coral 00:08
[Vevers] We were getting reports that the corals in New Cal...
[Ackerman] Richard was there, he said, "It's the craziest thing I've ever seen. - Chasing Coral 00:05
[Ackerman] Richard was there, he said, "It's the ...
I don't know what it is." - Chasing Coral 00:05
I don't know what it is."
They're producing a chemical sunscreen to protect themselves from the heat. - Chasing Coral 00:07
They're producing a chemical sunscreen to protect thems...
This is the most beautiful transformation in nature. - Chasing Coral 00:06
This is the most beautiful transformation in nature.
It's the corals saying: - Chasing Coral 00:05
It's the corals saying:
[dance music playing over speakers] - Chasing Coral 00:07
[dance music playing over speakers]
Like, that whole thought just became much more depressing. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Like, that whole thought just became much more depressing.
This is one of the rarest events in nature happening... - Chasing Coral 00:07
This is one of the rarest events in nature happening...
And you can't blame them for it. I mean, it's... It's just... - Chasing Coral 00:05
And you can't blame them for it. I mean, it's... I...
Almost typical of all of humanity. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Almost typical of all of humanity.
[Rago] We designed something originally - Chasing Coral 00:07
[Rago] We designed something originally
And when we began doing this manually at Lizard Island... - Chasing Coral 00:05
And when we began doing this manually at Lizard Island...
And to sit there for a month, - Chasing Coral 00:10
And to sit there for a month,