The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) won two awards for its co-produced documentary, Sonic Sea, in Outstanding Nature Documentary and Outstanding Music and Sound, at the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on October 1. And we now have the ability to view the film for free on VImeo. Enter promotion code SONICSEE for free, permanent viewing.
From the NRDC email announcement:
Sonic Sea is a first on a number of fronts. The film is the first to so comprehensively document the horrible damage that industrial ocean noise from sonar, commercial shipping, seismic testing, and oil and gas drilling is doing to whales and other marine life — a problem not well known to the public. And we knew we had to find a way to depict the natural sounds — sounds most humans never hear — that these majestic creatures depend on for their survival.
So we created a series of animations and graphics that visually represent the ocean's sonic landscape — developing sequences at once beautiful and also grounded in scientific fact. And they are matched by a rich and immersive sound design.
Sonic Sea has already helped:
- Spur the release of NOAA's long-delayed ocean noise strategy
- Convince the Canadian government to commit to reduce shipping noise in key habitats
- Inspire General Electric to help develop an industry consortium to reduce shipping noise
- Strengthen the fight against seismic blasting off the mid-Atlantic and southeast coasts
See the press release here.
But more importantly, view the film for free on VImeo. Enter promotion code SONICSEE for free, permanent viewing.