Blue economy pioneers across the globe are harnessing the power of seaweed as a game-changing climate solution and good business opportunity for a brighter, bluer future.
In this highly cinematic character-driven film, we travel from Alaska to Australia, Norway to Tanzania, meeting Indigenous small-scale farmers like Long Island’s Shinnecock Nation, farming seaweed to restore their degraded ancestral waterways; savvy entrepreneurs like Pierre Paslier of London-based NOTPLA, who is using seaweed to create the packaging of the future at scale; and scientists like Jennifer Smith, of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, validating the potential of seaweed to positively impact a myriad of sectors across our planet.
Salty and inspiring, these blue economy pioneers show us a brighter, bluer future that they are actively cultivating, one kelp seed at a time—and invite us all to dive in.
In August 2020 we premiered our first feature documentary, Starting at Zero.
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Synopsis
Starting at Zero explores the power of investing in high-quality early childhood education so that all children and families have the opportunity to attain the American Dream.
The film brings together the voices of policymakers, educators, academics, business leaders, pediatricians, parents, and children. It features five current and past governors who are champions of early childhood education: Governors Steve Bullock of Montana, Kay Ivey of Alabama, and Ralph Northam of Virginia, as well as former Governors Jim Hunt of North Carolina, and Phil Bryant of Mississippi.
Starting at Zero examines the latest developmental brain science to demonstrate how essential the earliest years of learning are to maximize human potential. Key features of high-quality early childhood learning environments and experiences are outlined and then brought to life as the film delves into the evolution of Alabama’s #1 nationally ranked state Pre-K program.
Starting at Zero culminates with a call to governors across America for collective action: to set our nation on the path to future success through significant investments in high-quality early childhood education, both to support today’s workforce, and to build the workforce of tomorrow. At the heart of the film is the affirmation that if children are given the opportunity to thrive in settings with caring, responsive adults, the returns to our society will be deep and long-lasting.
Produced by
Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation
In Partnership with
Firestarter Interactive
Directed by
Willa Kammerer
