Our award-winning short documentary The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope—which follows Christian Carias, Tela’s only divemaster, on a journey of personal and environmental resilience—has earned accolades at festivals around the world. However,...

It’s been incredibly validating and wildly surreal to watch our film The Rebel Reef: seeds of hope continue to do so well on its festival run. Validating, because throughout the whole process...

On December 6, 2025, we world premiered “The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope” at the Hidden Compass Ethos of Exploration event.  It left me a puddle of tears and emotions. As the...

With our upcoming WORLD PREMIERE of “The Rebel Reef: Seeds of Hope,” we want to share a little bit more about the inspiration behind the film. I asked our director, Brynne Rardin,...