Eleanor Mortimer’s deeply absorbing documentary follows a group of marine biologists trying to understand life in the deep-ocean Clarion-Clipperton Zone, while grappling with the question of whether their presence risks harming what they seek to protect.

"A warm, approachable entry in the growing eco-documentary subgenre" – Variety

"★★★★⯪ – This remarkable documentary manages to both inform and inspire." – Far Out Magazine

Far out on the open sea, an expedition vessel travels toward one of the most remote regions on Earth, the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Here, darkness, silence, and immense depths conceal an unexplored universe.

Eleanor Mortimer’s deeply absorbing documentary follows a group of marine biologists trying to understand life in this unknown world, while grappling with the question of whether their presence risks harming what they seek to protect. A visually hypnotic journey in which every new discovery reshapes our understanding of the planet.