Summary:
In 2014, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative released a Request for Proposals to create a documentary film to share critical GoMRI research findings. Through a competitive review process, Screenscope, Inc. was selected to create Dispatches from the Gulf, the 14th episode in Screenscope’s award-winning television series Journey to Planet Earth. The relationship between GoMRI and Screenscope led to two additional documentary-length films, Dispatches from the Gulf-2 and –3, over 100 short videos, and a podcast series called GulfCast. Educational resources and information on how to receive digital streaming versions of the films can be found on the Dispatches from the Gulf website.
The three documentary length films are available on YouTube:
Dispatches from the Gulf 1:
In the years after Deepwater Horizon, a global team of scientists investigates the environmental health of the Gulf and its impact on local communities. A coalition of academic institutions, government, and NGOs are working together to protect and restore one of our planet's most valuable natural resources. Their ultimate goal is to learn how to cope with future oil spills. Narrated by Matt Damon.
Dispatches from the Gulf 2: Research * Innovation * Discovery
The unprecedented scientific mission to study the lasting impacts of Deepwater Horizon continues. Barely half of the pre-spill dolphin population survives, their calves dying or miscarried. Fish hearts cannot beat properly. Crab burrows leak oily rivulets into wetlands poisoning fish nurseries. Will this ecosystem recover? Will we be able to prevent future oil spills and the ensuing environmental devastation? Narrated by Matt Damon.
Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years after Deepwater Horizon
“Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?” As the tenth anniversary of the disaster approaches, this question is regularly posed. Scientists have spent nearly that long studying its environmental impact on humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem. They provide assessments of the current state of the Gulf, but lingering questions are challenging their ability to predict the long-term impacts. Narrated by Matt Damon.
- Video Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/c/Dispatchesfromthegulfofmexico/videos
- Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/gulfdispatches
- Educational Resources: https://dispatchesfromthegulf.com/educational-resources/ Educators Guides and Lesson Plans and Transcripts of Videos and Interviews with Scientists
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