Sea Through
Award-winning conservation documentary | Caye Caulker, Belize
5 FESTIVAL HONOURS | 3 WINS
WINNER
Best Documentary Short
New York International Film Awards, 2024
Best Nature Film
New York International Film Awards, 2024
Best Documentary Short
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift, 2025
SYNOPSIS
Sea Through explores the rising tension between economic development by the leisure industry and the conservation of the marine ecosystems that tourism depends on. Set on Caye Caulker, Belize, the film reveals the deep interconnection between the coastal mangrove forest and the world's second largest barrier reef.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
New York Monthly Film Festival
November 2024
ECOCINE International Environmental and Human Rights Film Festival
2025
ABOUT THE FILM
I made Sea Through as part of my M.A. in Wildlife Filmmaking at UWE Bristol, in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. I directed the film and shot it on RED 5K, including underwater, then took it through full post-production on deadline.
Directed, produced & edited by Alaina Lindsay
Cinematography: Alaina Lindsay
Underwater cinematography: Mhairi Fenton, Alaina Lindsay
Featuring: Ilya Rosado, Allison Ifield, Ali Cansino