The Council for Ecological Discipleship, a ministry of St. Columba’s Inverness, presents
Deep Rising: An Online Film Discussion
Facilitated by Sylvia Timbers, CED Member

Deep Rising (1:33 hour feature-length film) is executive produced and narrated by Jason Momoa (aka Aquaman). It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the often hidden but accelerating race to mine minerals from the ocean floor, against a backdrop of beautiful cinematography of rarely seen and unfathomably fragile creatures of the deep. While a massive seabed extraction outfit promotes its efforts as essential to the energy transition, casts dark light on that platform saying there’s not been nearly enough time for real scientific assessment on the impacts of deep-sea mining, arguing that “critical minerals are not the solution; they are the new oil.”

Instead of extracting more and devastating deep-sea ecosystems — and in turn, the human communities who live in coastal areas — the film argues we should put more effort toward harnessing energy from what we do have readily available, everywhere: oxygen and hydrogen. Crossing oceans to bring viewers to Papua, New Guinea, “Deep Rising” reveals a community’s deeply personal response to a major seabed mining operation that has been in the works and stands to threaten their way of life. Fortunately for the Papuans, they have already learned from cautionary tales of other island communities not to be fooled by smooth-talking outsiders.

Discussion is free. Registration required for participation in the discussion (Zoom registration link sent to registrants).

Register at https://www.ecologicaldiscipleship.org/deep-rising