Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award Professional Finalists

In a remote coastal village in Mozambique, where the ocean is both a lifeline and a force of nature, one young man dares to rewrite the narrative of his community.

A short film about the quiet moments that stay with us.

Every day, Murid goes to the sea to nurture the reef that he is restoring. Sometimes, his daughter Kyra goes with him.

Inspired by a true story, Ripple & Rocket follows a wild dolphin mother and calf navigating human-dominated waters.

Saltwater Breath is a poetic, experimental documentary set along the Cornish coast, where a collective of women gather at the edge of the Atlantic to rehearse an unlikely act, a synchronized swim in cold open water.

In the heart of the abyss, the silent and vital soul of the ocean has preserved the balance between all forms of life for millennia. However, today this balance is gravely threatened by pollution, which advances relentlessly, suffocating the vitality of the ocean's soul.

Caught is a short documentary filmed in Sri Lanka that explores how building economies around recycling can inspire sustainable change in developing communities.