{{Short description|American documentary film highlighting the loss of coral habitats around the world}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Chasing Coral | image = Jeff Orlowski et al. (32870096216).jpg | alt = | caption = Chasing Coral - U.S. Documentary Audience Award at Sundance 2016 | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Jeff Orlowski | producer = {{Plainlist| * Jeff Orlowski * Larissa Rhodes }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Davis Coombe * Vickie Curtis * Jeff Orlowski }} | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = | narrator = | music = {{Plainlist| * Saul Simon MacWilliams * Dan Romer }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Andrew Ackerman * Jeff Orlowski }} | editing = Davis Coombe | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Exposure Labs * Argent Pictures * Code Blue Foundation * EarthSense Foundation * The Kendeda Fund * Sustainable Films }} | distributor = Netflix | released ={{Film date|2017}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Chasing Coral''''' is a 2017 American documentary film about a team of divers, scientists and photographers around the world who document the disappearance of coral reefs.<ref>{{cite web | title=Chasing Coral, film with UGA ties, wins Emmy | website=Odum School of Ecology | date=October 2, 2018 | url=http://www.ecology.uga.edu/chasing-coral-emmy/ | access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> ''Chasing Coral'' was produced by Exposure Labs and directed by Jeff Orlowski.<ref>{{cite news | last=Peters | first=Adele | title=Chasing Coral Shows The Tangible, Devastating Effects Of Our Warming Planet | website=Fast Company | date=April 9, 2018 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40552876/2018-world-changing-ideas-awards-winners-photography-visualization-chasing-coral | access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released globally on Netflix as a Netflix Original Documentary in July 2017.<ref name=NetflixMediaCenter>{{cite web |title=Chasing Coral |url=https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/130963 |publisher=Netflix Media Center |accessdate=2017-09-21}}</ref> Jeff Orlowski has previously directed the movie Chasing Ice in 2012, which shares a similar plot to Chasing Coral.<ref>Orlowski, J. (2012). ''Chasing Ice''. Submarine Deluxe.</ref>
The film received investment from Wayne Chang, who also served as associate producer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Mike Fleming |date=2017-04-06 |title=Tech Titans Wayne Chang & Paul English Launch Wicked Magic Film Shingle |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/wayne-chang-paul-english-wicked-magic-productions-tech-investors-1202063481/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== Saul Simon MacWilliams and Dan Romer composed the score for the film.<ref>{{cite web | title='Chasing Coral': Film Review - Sundance 2017 | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=22 January 2017 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chasing-coral-review-sundance-2017-967131 | access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> Romer also co-wrote an original song, "Tell Me How Long", featuring Kristen Bell.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kristen Bell To Sing Closing Song On 'Chasing Coral' Documentary | website=Deadline | date=July 17, 2017 | url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/kristen-bell-sundance-chasing-coral-jeff-orlowski-1202123894/ | access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Reception== The film won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners |url=http://www.sundance.org/pdf/festival-info/2017AwardWinners.pdf |publisher=Sundance Institute |accessdate=2017-09-21 |archive-date=2017-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721171743/http://www.sundance.org/pdf/festival-info/2017AwardWinners.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.chasingcoral.com/}} * {{Netflix title}} * {{IMDb title|6333054}} * {{rottentomatoes|chasing_coral}} * {{Metacritic film}}
{{Satellite Award Best Documentary Film}} {{Sundance Audience Award Documentary}}
Category:2017 films Category:2017 documentary films Category:2017 in the environment Category:2017 American films Category:2017 English-language films Category:American documentary films Category:Coral reefs Category:Documentary films about environmental issues Category:Documentary films about global warming Category:Documentary films about marine biology Category:Documentary films about photographers Category:English-language documentary films Category:Films scored by Dan Romer Category:Nature photography Category:Netflix original documentary films Category:Satellite Award–winning films
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