WAIHEKE COLLECTIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Ocean Dreams
Host: Waiheke Marine Project
This immersive big-screen documentary plunges viewers into the blue heart of the planet, travelling from Norway’s icy fjords to Indonesia’s coral reefs and beyond to reveal how, when given a chance, the ocean can recover – and why its future is inseparable from our own.
Director
Johan Candert
CAST
Shailene Woodley
RATING
VA
Documentary content
RUNTIME
0h 45m
COUNTRY
Sweden, Canada
GENRE
Documentary, Nature, Environment
LANGUAGE
English
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FILM NOTES
A sweeping, big-screen journey through seas of wonder, resilience and urgently needed hope.
Ocean Dreams is an epic adventure from Deep Sea Productions and SK Films, narrated by Shailene Woodley. Shot in crystal‑clear large‑format, the film journeys from the deep fjords of Norway, where orcas teach their calves to hunt, to the luminous reefs of Raja Ampat in Indonesia, home to some of the richest marine biodiversity on Earth. It also visits the legendary Bikini Atoll, where coral and fish have returned decades after nuclear testing, and kelp forests patrolled by wolffish, whose appetite for sea urchins helps keep these underwater forests alive.
For audiences, this is a visually spectacular, family‑friendly experience that balances awe with grounded science and stories of real‑world conservation wins. Rather than dwelling only on crisis, the film foregrounds resilience and recovery, showing how scientists, local communities and traditional knowledge holders are working together to protect sharks, rebuild reefs and safeguard the ocean’s ability to sustain life. It’s an ideal choice for anyone who loves nature documentaries, cares about the climate, or simply wants to be transported into a vast, shimmering world of whales, sharks and swirling schools of fish on the big screen.