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We turn science, technology, and economics into stories that move hearts, shift systems, and unlock nature-based/natural climate solutions.
356 is an award-winning short documentary that transforms a single tragic moment into a powerful call to awareness and action. Produced by Bonnie Monteleone, the film follows a coastal expedition in search of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, only to encounter a devastating reality, a newborn whale calf washed ashore, his life ending before it truly began.
Known to scientists as #356, the calf becomes the emotional and narrative heart of the film. His story reveals more than loss; it exposes the fragile interconnectedness between whales, ocean health, climate stability, and human survival, reminding us that what happens beneath the surface of the sea ultimately shapes life on land.
Acclaimed at film festivals across the United States and internationally, 356 doesn’t leave its audience in despair; it empowers them. It stands as both a cinematic testament and a rallying cry, inviting viewers to recognize the importance of whales that impact us all, and serves as a long trailer for the full-length documentary, If the Ocean Could Talk, in production.
If the Ocean Could Talk: A Voice for the North Atlantic is a cinematic journey into one of Earth’s most powerful and vulnerable ocean systems. From the Gulf Stream to the Sargasso Sea, the film reveals extraordinary biodiversity in contrast with the growing stressors threatening marine life. Contributing narrator, Dr. Syliva Earle, brings the North Atlantic into view as the film crew searches for whales.
What began as documenting whales off the North Carolina coast became an urgent call to listen. A single moment, first captured in the short film 356, opened the door to a larger story about what the ocean is enduring and trying to tell us.
The story breathes life back into 356 by revealing the demise of his species in an effort to prevent their extinction and explores how nature-based solutions, technology, and alternative practices can be instrumental in garnering their protection.
More than a documentary, If the Ocean Could Talk pairs uncomfortable truths with astonishing hope, sharing the efforts of everyday people with creative solutions, and how the audience can become part of the solution, but only if they listen.