2025 Canadian Screen Awards.

NOMINEE
Best Photography, Documentary or Factual

Zachary Melnick

All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes

"The Last Whitefish?"

Synopsis:

Cutting-edge underwater drones are used to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. Scientists race to control the invaders, but discover the clearer waters may be an opportunity to restore an ancient ecosystem.

Episode Synopsis:
Follow whitefish from egg to adulthood in a Great Lakes ecosystem transformed by invasive mussels. With expert insights and groundbreaking footage, see how mussels reshaped the food web and waters.
Nominees:

Zachary Melnick

Channel:

TVO

Broadcaster:

TVO

Production Company:

Inspired Planet Productions