The Living Sea

For the Canadian nature television series, see The Living Sea (TV series).

The Living Sea
Directed by	Greg MacGillivray
Written by	Roger Holzberg Tim Cahill
Narrated by	Meryl Streep
Cinematography	Howard Hall
Edited by	Stephen Judson
Music by	Sting
Distributed by	MacGillivray Freeman Films
Release date	1995 (1995)
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Living Sea is a 70mm American documentary film exploring marine locales intended to show the importance of protecting the ocean, released to IMAX theaters in 1995. It is narrated by actress Meryl Streep, with music by Sting, produced by Science World, a Vancouver-based science education centre, and underwater imagery directed by filmmaker Greg MacGillivray.

Overview

The film is a survey of the world's oceans, emphasizing that it is a single interconnected ocean and the dependence of all life on the planet. The film shows researchers tracking whales, a Coast Guard rough-weather rescue squad, a deep-ocean research team, and the Palau Islands, which contain an unusual jellyfish habitat.

The film is directed by Academy Award-nominated IMAX director and cinematographer Greg MacGillivray, who also directed similar water-conservation themed documentaries such as Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short but lost to One Survivor Remembers.

Soundtrack

• The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film

External links

• The Living Sea at MacGillivray Freeman Films
• The Living Sea at Movies For Families
• The Living Sea at IMDb
• The Living Sea at AllMovie