Exclusive: Clip and Poster Debut From Eleanor Mortimer’s True/False-Premiering ‘How Deep Is Your Love’

Documentary is happy to debut the poster and a clip from Eleanor Mortimer’s first feature, How Deep Is Your Love. The film premieres on Friday at True/False, the doc showcase in Columbia, Missouri, beloved by audiences and industry. Mortimer, who also shot her film, focuses on taxonomists studying the myriad creatures and ecosystems in the deep ocean and addresses the potentially harmful impact of deep-sea mining. The pic is produced by Jacob Thomas, who previously co-produced Mortimer’s short film Territory (2015), a prizewinner at Hot Docs. 

On the clip, Mortimer explains, “This is from a part of the film I call ‘The Descent’: the moment the scientists send their underwater robot (Isis) into the abyss for the first time. We are in the central Pacific, in international waters, ten days away from the nearest land. The abyssal plain, a vast undiscovered ecosystem, lies 4,700 meters below us. For the next 12 hours, they will be glued to the live stream as the Isis, operated remotely from the ship, explores the seabed. The scientists are in a race against time to learn what animals inhabit this unseen part of the planet before deep-sea mining is given the go-ahead. I love this moment because it’s so full of anticipation for what we’re about to see—diving into blackness feels like delving into the subconscious—a space of dreams.”

How Deep Is Your Love was supported by Sandbox Films, BFI Doc Society Fund, Sundance Documentary Film Program, and Rooftop Films.