NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & PRADA

Collaborating with National Geographic, Prada and Anima Films, RE-NYLON - SEA BEYOND: BLUE FUTURE tells four optimistic stories about the power of ocean literacy and how understanding our ocean plays a key role in its preservation. Shot in the Norwegian Arctic and Ensenada and La Paz, Mexico, the series features Academy Award nominee and Emmy and BAFTA winner Benedict Cumberbatch, alongside Sadie Sink (Stranger Things).

The four documentary films achieved over 220 million views on Prada's Instagram, along with further outreach via National Geographic's website and social channels.

The ocean is a rich acoustic environment that humans are disrupting. Underwater sound translates as pressure and the explosive pulse from a seismic airgun searching for oil or gas can deafen or rupture internal organs of creatures like whales.

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they need our help to recover.

Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is underway to curb its spread.

The biggest fish in the ocean is truly a gentle giant. Unlike most sharks, whale sharks are filter feeders, vacuuming up tiny fish and plankton as they cruise around placidly on their endless migrations. But their passivity has also made them a target and they’ve been endangered since 2016. In this episode, we are joined by director of @whalesharkmexico, Alberto Garcia Baciero, to learn more about these incredible giants.