August 27, 2019 — ‘House of Flowers’ director Manolo Caro, ‘Money Heist’ actor, Pedro Alonso, and English National Ballet lead principal Isaac Hernandez have joined Greenpeace to call attention to the urgency of the global ocean crisis.
The three artists collaborated with Greenpeace on “The Depths of My Memories,” a short film that coincides with the third round of negotiations at the UN headquarters in New York for the establishment of a strong Global Oceans Treaty.
Currently, less than 3% of the oceans are protected; however, the scientific community urges governments to preserve at least 30% by 2030 in order to maintain healthy and abundant wildlife populations.
“Plastic pollution has been found throughout the global ocean, from the deepest point in the Mariana Trench to remote waters in the Antarctic. The Sargasso Sea is one of the 5 vast plastic patches in the world’s oceans,” said Spanish actor Pedro Alonso.
“Plastics never go away, not even here in the Bermuda Triangle; they simply break down into smaller pieces that disperse throughout the ocean environment, are eaten by marine animals, like turtles and fish, and can even end up in our bodies,” said Mexican director Manolo Caro.
“Plastic is just one of the many threats our oceans face: overfishing, oil exploitation and climate change also put marine life at risk. We need a strong Global Ocean Treaty that leaves them out of dangerous human activities so they can recover after years and years of overexploitation,” said dancer, Isaac Hernández.
The film shoot took place between August 13 and 17 aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Sargasso Sea (Bermuda Triangle), one of the five most plastic-polluted marine areas in the planet. The score was composed by Eduardo Cruz.
Greenpeace is doing a one-year expedition from pole to pole to document, along with a team of top-level scientists, the numerous threats facing the oceans. [1] Marine organisms play a critical role in the global carbon cycle via the biological carbon pump: it captures carbon on the surface and is transported and stored in the seafloor. Without this essential service, the atmosphere would contain 50% more carbon dioxide and the planet’s temperature would be so high that it would become uninhabitable.
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Photo and video:
Full short film and photos of the shooting can be accessed here.
General photos of the Sargasso Sea expedition can be accessed here.
Notes:
[1] Pole to Pole Expedition: Greenpeace is sailing from the Arctic to the Antarctic, undertaking research and investigations to highlight threats facing the oceans and to campaign for a Global Ocean Treaty covering all seas outside of national waters. Map of the ‘Pole to Pole’ route. See contacts below for expedition enquiries, including for media interested in joining the ship on-board.
Contacts:
Mª José Caballero, spokesperson Greenpeace Spain, [email protected] 626 998 249
Laura Chinchetru, Greenpeace Spain, [email protected], (+34) 634 080 676
Crystal Mojica, Greenpeace USA, [email protected], (+1) 646-530-1581
