Chasing Coral
2017 American documentary film
Chasing Coral is a 2017 American documentary film about a team of divers, scientists and photographers around the world who document the disappearance of coral reefs. Chasing Coral was produced by Exposure Labs and directed by Jeff Orlowski. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released globally on Netflix as a Netflix Original Documentary in July 2017. Jeff Orlowski had previously directed the movie Chasing Ice in 2012, which shares a similar plot to Chasing Coral.
The film received investment from Wayne Chang, who also served as associate producer.
01Soundtrack
Saul Simon MacWilliams and Dan Romer composed the score for the film. Romer also co-wrote an original song, "Tell Me How Long", featuring Kristen Bell.
02Reception
The film won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
Sources and credits
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