Project Detail

Underland

Synopsis

Following explorers into places rarely glimpsed by human eyes: caves, flooded drains and underground laboratories, revealing hidden worlds beneath our feet. Featuring stunning visuals - a sensorial journey which offers a humbling perspective on our place within - not merely atop - this planet.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Features
Running time: 79 min
Director: Rob Petit
Producer: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Lauren Greenwood, Jessica Harrop
Executive Producer: André Singer, Figs Jackman, Robert MacFarlane, Craig Miller, Elizabeth Radshaw, Richard Wolfe, Keith Potter
Editor: David G. Hill, Anna Price, Andy R. Worboys, Julian Quantrill
Screenwriter: Robert Macfarlane, Rob Petit
Director of Photography: Ruben Woodin Dechamps
Composer: Hannah Peel
Principal cast: Narrated by: Sandra Hüller

Genre

Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Protozoa Pictures (US), Sandbox Films (US), Planet Octopus Studios (UK), Spring Films (UK)

Planet Octopus Studios

Figs Jackman, Lauren Greenwood

figs@planetoctopus.com lauren@planetoctopus.com

Spring Films

André Singer

andre.singer@springfilms.tv

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