Heroes of the Sea

Heroes of the Sea

2022 | 73 minutes |

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Rated 13+

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SMOKING, FOUL LANGUAGE

Director: Katrin Eigendorf

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Illegal fishing, mass tourism, and pollution - these are some of the most dangerous threats to our beautiful oceans and seas. From the coasts of West Africa and Mexico to Port Au Prince in Haiti, photographer York Hovest sets out on a journey to document conversationists across the globe - the "heroes" - who are working tirelessly to protect the beauty and fragility of the marine world.

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