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About Are Coral Reefs Dying?

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is wonderful, beautiful – and alive. But soon, it may be one of the few remaining live coral reefs, for the coral reefs around the world are dying. Content licensed by Espresso Media to Little Dot Studios.

Are Coral Reefs Dying? is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 56 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a society documentary, Are Coral Reefs Dying? uses coral, reefs, dying as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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  1. What evidence, testimony or observation does the film use to explain coral, reefs, dying?
  2. Which people, institutions or historical conditions most influence the story told in Are Coral Reefs Dying??
  3. How does Real Wild's framing affect the documentary's emphasis, and which perspectives may deserve further research?
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Documentary details and original source

Title
Are Coral Reefs Dying?
Category
Society
Runtime
56 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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