Mission Blue (2014)

Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle , and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.

Directors:

Robert Nixon, Fisher Stevens

Writers:

Mark Monroe, Jack Youngelson

Stars:

Barbara Block, James Cameron, Michael deGruy

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Barbara Block	...	Self
James Cameron	...	Self
Michael deGruy	...	Self (as Mike deGruy)
Sylvia Earle	...	Self
Bryce Groark	...	Self
Graham Hankes	...	Self
Jeremy Jackson	...	Self
Carl Safina	...	Self
Fisher Stevens	...	Self
Liz Taylor	...	Self
Imogen Zethoven	...	Self

Storyline

Legendary oceanographer and TED prize winner Dr. Sylvia Earle is on a mission to save our oceans. Mission Blue is part action-adventure, part expose of an Eco-disaster. More than 100 scientists, philanthropists and activists gather in the Galapagos Islands to help fulfill Dr. Earle's lifelong wish: build a global network of marine protected areas, like underwater national parks, to protect the natural systems that keep humans alive. As the expedition ends, the Deep water Horizon oil well explodes. With oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Sylvia and an environmental dream team race around the world trying to defend her 'Hope Spots'.

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Plot Keywords:

activist | environmentalist | marine conservation | ocean conservation | 

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Taglines:

A world without the ocean, is a world without us.

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

It won the 2015 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing Documentary

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Quotes

James Cameron: It's that thing that explorers love to do which is to just get as far away from humanity as they can, in a way ironically that puts you more in touch with your own humanity.

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Connections

Features Deep Blue Sea (1999)

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Soundtracks

Left Blank
Written by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin
Performed by Air

User Reviews

Mission Blue is Silent Spring for Oceans

Mission Blue is the "Silent Spring" for oceans -- a wake up call to the world to act now before it's too late. It's also an extraordinary story of how one individual -- Sylvia Earle -- can build a movement of hope. This wonderful film should be main-streamed into classrooms, board rooms and state houses so that the the national park idea can be brought to our oceans. One leaves the film wanting to join the movement to create hope spots -- and learn more about what are the institutional levers that must be pulled to make those marine protected areas a reality. Perhaps the most powerful part of the film was the narrative on Earle herself, whose passion since childhood for seaweed and all things blue transformed her into an unstoppable force for good. Imagine the generations of young people who could be inspired by her example. Nixon is a creative genius and Earle a remarkable protagonist.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA Bermuda Ecuador

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mission Blue

Company Credits

Production Co:

Insurgent Media, True Blue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color