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Chasing Coral

Name: Chasing Coral
Director: Jeff Orlowski
Released: 2017
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

2017

Director

Jeff Orlowski

Runtime

93 minutes

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Chasing Coral is a documentary that centers on scientific observation and empirical reality, focusing less on social identity politics. It highlights women as key figures in scientific investigation, showcasing their professional expertise and leadership. However, the film's central investigative team is largely homogeneous, with no significant racial or ethnic diversity. Additionally, there is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities. Despite its global scope, the film's diversity is limited to its ideological stance, which challenges the unmitigated expansion of industrial capitalism and frames the ecological crisis as a systemic issue.

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Category Breakdown

Does Chasing Coral have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses entirely on marine biology and ecological observation. It contains no depictions of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered relationship dynamics.

How does Chasing Coral portray gender?

Fair

Women are portrayed in professional roles as lead scientists and divers, demonstrating technical expertise and physical capability on par with their male counterparts.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Chasing Coral?

Limited

The cast of scientists and protagonists is predominantly homogeneous, lacking significant representation of non-white individuals.

How does Chasing Coral represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative emphasizes scientific secularism, focusing on the critique of global industrialization and its impact on the environment.

Does Chasing Coral include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature prominent characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The focus remains on coral health and the technical capabilities of the divers.

Present on Screen

Women are shown in actively leading, professional roles as lead scientists and divers.
The film presents a meaningful, non-stereotypical depiction of female expertise within research teams.
The narrative offers a progressive critique of industrial capitalism and systemic resource management.

Limited or Absent

The central investigative team lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered dynamics.
The film does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" -- a sign of mass coral death -- has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

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