Dir. Matthieu Rytz
2023 | 85 mins | US

How are the deepest depths of our ocean connected to the future of green energy? This riveting film is a tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the inner workings of the International Seabed Authority (ISA); a secretive United Nation instrument which oversees nearly half our planet’s surface on the ocean floor. Narrated by Jason Momoa, and interwoven with awe-inspiring footage of the deep’s most dazzling creatures, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between our ocean’s fragile and mysterious ecosystems, and sustaining all life on Earth.

Screening as part of the UKGFF

This year’s UK Green Film Festival programme take us on investigative adventures around the world in pursuit of the future. How can we reimagine life in our cities? How do powerful systems actually change? Should we be looking at our houseplants a little differently? Answers and accountability are uncovered in the grandest ideas and the smallest details, from urban revegetation to the deepest depths of our oceans… Find out more >