Seaweed Stories

Overview

Presented by Lonely Whale in association with Re:wild. Narrated by Forest Whitaker, Seaweed Stories is a vibrant, global look at the wonders of seaweed, and some of the extraordinary stories and characters whose lives have been entangled by this often overlooked marine plant which may hold answers to some of humanity's biggest challenges. Seaweed Stories includes insights from a Silicon Valley startup creating plastic alternatives from macroalgae, to the Indigenous Shinnecock Kelp Farmers using seaweed to prove their sovereign right to coastal land, and a scientist in South Korea supporting seaweeds' sexual reproduction to create new species that can withstand the effects of a changing climate.

Directed by Jake Sumner

Top cast

Forest Whitaker

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Kathy Ann Miller

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Charlie Yarish

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Danielle Hopson Begun

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Donna Collins-Smith

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Rebecca Genia

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Darlene Troge

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Tela Troge

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Huiseung Park

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Jang K. Kim

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Jae Woo Jung

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Julia Marsh

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Shrikumar Suryanarayan

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