The Challenger Mission: South Atlantic
WINTER FILM AWARDS 2017 NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2016
United States
10 mins
NYC Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Lizette Gesuden | |
| Lizette Gesuden, RUCOOL and The Vetlesen Foundation | |
An international team are on a mission to complete the first circumnavigation of the South Atlantic by an unmanned underwater robot. They aim to make history by testing the limits of the robot’s technology, and replicating the routes of the first global oceanographic expedition by the HMS Challenger.
About the Director
Lizette Gesuden is a documentary filmmaker who enjoys collaborating with people outside of the filmmaking world to tell true stories that inspire and communicate ideas with integrity. Her work includes ‘PBS Nature: My Bionic Pet’ and ‘Blitzkrieg Sharks’ for NatGeo Wild. She aspires to continue finding and telling true stories all over the world, and hopes her work will continue to take her to the sea.
