Reef Rights
Reef Rights is an international underwater odyssey of breathtaking beauty and terrifying discovery. What happens when the coral reefs of our oceans and seas die? The ocean dies. And when the ocean dies, so does humanity.
Filmmaker, diver and sailor Sean Brandt sets out across the world’s great reef systems: the Red Sea off Sudan, Sulawesi, Raja Ampat in West Papua, Palau, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the South Pacific. Beneath the surface he finds worlds of staggering colour and life. Above it, he meets the people whose futures depend on them.
Along the way he talks with world-renowned marine biologists, ocean legends, government officials, local communities, experts and tourists. Each encounter reveals another piece of a truth that is both simple and alarming: healthy reefs keep the ocean alive, and the ocean keeps us alive.
Part love letter, part warning, Reef Rights asks whether the reefs deserve rights of their own, and whether we will act before it is too late.