In 2013, a Guatemalan fisherman made a stunning discovery: a massive, uncharted coral reef, straddling the waters of Guatemala and Belize. He shares the secret with only a few people, including coral reef expert Ana Giró Peterson. After seeing the “mesmerizing” reef with her own eyes, Peterson and colleagues embark on a scientific journey to chronicle a tantalizing treasure that will raise hopes for the survival of coral reefs around the globe.
Sean B. Carroll, the Head of HHMI Studios, talks about "All That Breathes."
The small studio has about 20 employees pursuing 10 active film projects, Sean B. Carroll said. While “All That Breathes” might be an outlier in its relative lack of emphasis on formal science, it embodies themes that have been at the core of Tangled Bank’s mission since he founded it in 2011
January 24 (Chevy Chase, MD)-HHMI Tangled Bank Studios in association with Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films, Sideshow, Submarine Deluxe and HBO Documentary Films, is thrilled to announce that fresh off the heels of a BAFTA nomination for Best Documentary, “All That Breathes,” the first film to win Best Documentary at both Sundance and Cannes, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.
All That Breathes earned Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, the Cinema Eye Honors’ equivalent to the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature.
December 21 (Chevy Chase, MD)- HHMI Tangled Bank Studios in association with Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films, Sideshow, Submarine Deluxe and HBO Documentary Films, is honored to announce that “All That Breathes,” the first film to win Best Documentary at Sundance and Cannes, has been included on The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ shortlist for the 95th Academy Awards in the Documentary Feature category.
All That Breathes, produced by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, a nonprofit arm of the science philanthropy Howard Hughes Medical Institute, represents an evolution in science documentary filmmaking. To attract bigger, younger, and more diverse audiences, producers and directors have moved from science explainers, once the bane of high school science classes, to narrative features filled with human drama. That evolution mirrors Tangled Bank’s own.
The potential loss of coastal ecosystems is the subject of a new documentary from HHMI Tangled Bank Studios.
