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	...	Herself
James Cameron	...	Himself
Michael deGruy	...	Himself (as Mike deGruy)
Sylvia Earle	...	Herself
Bryce Groark	...	Himself
Graham Hankes	...	Himself
Jeremy Jackson	...	Himself
Carl Safina	...	Himself
Fisher Stevens	...	Himself
Liz Taylor	...	Himself
Imogen Zethoven	...	Herself

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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Details

Official Sites:

Instagram LinkedIn

Country:

USA Bermuda Ecuador

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Insurgent Media, True Blue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The seventh Netflix original 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 Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

Left Blank
Written by JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin (Air)
Performed by Nicolas Godin - guitars and vocals and JB Dunckel - synthesizers, drum machine and vocals

User Reviews

Mission Blue: A wake up call!

"Mission Blue", Netflix's original documentary featuring legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle is thought provoking and inspirational with a real call to action! In her own words, "The Ocean is dying! A world without the Ocean, is a world without us". As of 2014, less than 3% of the Ocean is protected. Mission Blue's goal is for at least 20% by 2020 through creating "Hope Zones".

Some may fault this documentary as being more about the crusader than the crusade. What Rachel Carson was to insecticides, birds and our planet in 1962, Sylvia Earle is to the Ocean today. After spending an excess of 7000 hours underwater in connection with her research since 1953, Sylvia brings a lifetime of priceless observations helping to bring awareness and causing people to talk about the issue and ultimately helping to re-wire the way people look at our relationship to nature. Courageously and untiringly, her invaluable and passionate research has caused a rippling effect of conversations, of action, of bringing Hope and restoring life to the Ocean. We shall in 50 years look back at today and see what difference it has made.

In her words, "If I could be born anywhere in time, it would be now. It would be now because this is the time as never before. That we understand what we didn't 50 years ago. If we wait another 50 years, opportunities we now have will be gone. This is the moment. Our decisions. Our actions will shape everything that follows."