EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jason Momoa is coming to the Sundance Film Festival, not with a narrative film but an urgent documentary. He narrates and serves as an executive producer of Deep Rising, dire…
Actor Jason Momoa is coming to the Sundance Film Festival, not with a narrative film but an urgent documentary. , directed by Matthieu Rytz, a film that delves into a subject affecting nothing less than the fate of an ecosystem critical to marine and even human life.
“…[T]his up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue… exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massive extraction of metals from the deep seafloor that are deemed essential to the electric battery revolution,” the Sundance program writes. “Narrated by Jason Momoa, illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth.
The film marks a return to Sundance for Rytz, who is based in Montreal and hails from Switzerland. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Rytz is a producer, photographer, curator and trained visual anthropologist. “Sundance is an incredible launchpad for any film – it allows massive visibility and potential deals for great distribution,” Rytz tells Deadline. “As an independent filmmaker, it’s the holy grail. I had that experience in 2018 with, my first feature documentary. After its premiere at Sundance, it had a global festival run of 18 months.
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