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Océania, les gardiens de l’océan” Airs on France 5, Spotlighting Pacific Island Guardianship

The documentary foregrounds islanders’ ancestral practices as the engine of locally led responses to ocean degradation.

Overview

  • France 5 schedules the broadcast for 21:05 on February 9, with the film also available on France.tv according to listings and coverage.
  • Director Raynald Mérienne crosses Hawai‘i, Rapa Nui, New Caledonia, the Marquises and Wallis‑et‑Futuna to follow community efforts on the front lines.
  • The reportage centers on lived threats including plastic pollution, industrial overfishing, coastal erosion and coral bleaching linked to marine heatwaves.
  • Profiles highlight culturally rooted stewardship such as rāhui in the Marquises, mangrove restoration in Wallis‑et‑Futuna, traditional pirogue revival in New Caledonia and whale protection in Hawai‘i.
  • Critics describe the film as an advocacy‑driven, cinematic portrait, with published runtimes varying between 1h30 and 1h35 across outlets.