Aliens of the Deep is the culmination of over 40 deep sea dives made along the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that winds 46,000 miles around the globe. This underwater world contains mineral-rich volcanic vents which spew constant clouds of super-heated water darkened by substances from deep beneath the Earth’s crust.

The creatures are abundant and quite strange, including 6-foot tall worms with red plumes, white crabs, and masses of blind, white shrimp. It is the most spectacular footage ever made of active hydrothermal vent communities teeming with life. These life forms are not dependent on sunlight for survival and may provide clues about life that might one day be encountered in outer space.

The audience is invited to imagine what future explorers may find on other planets. The harsh conditions on the ocean floor and near the extremely hot hydrothermal vents could provide clues to how life may exist in the conditions of space. Numerous places have yet to be discovered in outer space. Could their possibly be similar creatures that have adapted to difficult conditions somewhere out there?

Cameron joins the team in submersibles for the deep sea dives, bringing the famous director out from behind the camera. The film gives first-hand insight into Cameron’s passion for exploration, the extreme machines that allow humans to explore the deep, and the possibilities that exist both below and beyond the horizon. Cameron and the mission scientists help us consider the correlation between life under water and the life we may one day find in outer space.

 

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