Source: ABC
Screening from Tuesday 9 June, 8.30pm on ABC + ABC iview, the 3-part landmark series Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: a journey down the East Australian Current takes viewers all the way from the Great Barrier Reef down to Antarctica, revealing how ocean currents create life on our planet, and what we can all do to protect our planet’s blue heart.
Hidden in our oceans and unknown to most humans are great rivers of seawater called ocean currents. These are the arteries and veins of planet Earth – a vital planetary life support system that has helped regulate the Earth’s climate, atmosphere, weather and biological diversity for millions of years. This is the story of one particularly fascinating flow – The East Australian Current – an oceanic river that stretches the length of Australia’s east coast. It flows around 3000 kilometres, all the way from the Great Barrier Reef to Tasmania, bringing warm tropical waters to cold southern seas, and in doing so it transforms the lives of every living thing in the region. The East Australian Current is responsible for the fish we eat, the rain that feeds our crops, even the air we breathe. It was made famous by the antics of a determined clownfish in the Pixar film ‘Finding Nemo’, but the true story of the East Australian Current is even more magical.
Nick Robinson, Director, Writer and Cinematographer said: “My motivation for pursuing this series comes from a deep love of the ocean and her creatures. I feel incredibly fortunate to be given the opportunity to flow the full length of an ocean current in this way. I think it’s fair to say the team has put our heart and souls into the series because we believe that if more people could see how wonderful these oceanic worlds are, then they would make better choices when it comes to looking after the sea.”
Narrated by Marta Dusseldorp, Australia’s Ocean Odyssey is a Wild Pacific Media and a ginclearfilm Production. Writer/Director/Cinematographer: Nick Robinson (Kakadu, Life on the Reef), Underwater Cinematographer: Jon Shaw ACS, Producers: Peta Ayers, Nick Robinson, Jon Shaw and Electra Manikakis, Executive Producers: Electra Manikakis and Nick Robinson. ABC Manager of Documentary: Stephen Oliver, ABC Head of Entertainment & Factual: Josie Mason-Campbell.
Developed and Produced in Association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Financed with the assistance of Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films. Financed in association with Screen NSW. Produced in association with ARTE France. Financed with the assistance of Definition Films. Developed with the assistance of Screen Australia.
