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Chasing Coral

Whereas I've had the experienceto do ten years in advertising, where you believeany...

Whereas I've had the experience
to do ten years in advertising, where you believe
any problem can be solved in a ridiculously short period of time

Full Transcript

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Whereas I've had the experience to do ten years in advertising,
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where you believe any problem can be solved
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in a ridiculously short period of time.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:59
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.
-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,
The plant's really essentially asleep and the animal comes active. - Chasing Coral 00:05
The plant's really essentially asleep and the animal co...
And now anything that swims by is caught - Chasing Coral 00:09
And now anything that swims by is caught