Our planet’s greatest freshwater ecosystem, like you’ve never seen it before
TVO Original, All Too Clear uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels, known as quaggas, are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. To capture this epic change, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert spent more than 150 days filming underwater, making it the most ambitious underwater film ever made about the Great Lakes. Part scientific exploration, part natural history adventure – the film showcases freshwater wildlife and environments like never before.
Save the date! TVO Broadcast Premiere:
Saturday, October 26th, 7:00pm
& Streaming Canada-Wide October 25th
We are so excited to share with Canadian viewers the full All Too Clear story for FREE. The entire 3-part series will be available to stream across the country starting Friday, October 25th on TVO.org, TVO Docs YouTube channel, Smart TV apps. You don’t need to live in Ontario to access TVO online – anyone in Canada can watch the show online for free.The show will have its broadcast premiere Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET the TVO broadcast channel.
We are working hard to lock down a broadcast for our American friends. As soon as we have the info., we’ll post it here and in our socials.
Join us at these upcoming screenings of All Too Clear
- Buffalo International Film Festival, Buffalo, NY at the Buffalo Toronto Public Media Studios: Sunday, Oct. 13th, 6:30pm. Get your tickets here!
- Fresh Coast Film Festival, Marquette, MI on Saturday, Oct 18 at 12:00pm (noon), on Sunday October 20th at 12:00pm (noon) and 2:00pm. Get your tickets here!
- 2024 River Symposium, Cornwall, ON at the Cornwall Civic Complex, Thursday, Oct. 24th – talk @8:40am, screening @4:00pm. Get your tickets here!
- Windsor International Film Festival , Windsor, ON at the Capitol Theatre: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 8:20pm & Friday, Nov.1st @ 4:00pm. Get your tickets here!
- We’ll post additional screening dates here and in our socials as soon as they’re available
Upcoming talks and appearances
- Plenary at the 31st Annual River Symposium: River Connections – Oct. 24, Cornwall, ON
- Guest Speakers for the Bruce County Historical Society Annual General Meeting – Saturday, Nov. 2, Propeller Club, Wiarton, ON
- Guest Speakers for a Sources of Knowledge Talk – Nov. 7, Bruce Peninsula National Park Visitor Centre, Tobermory, ON
Want to learn more about All Too Clear? Download the press release for the project.
While filming All Too Clear, we found a shipwreck. Read about it on Canadian Geographic, and watch the video below.
Although numerous divers were filmed for the TVO Original All Too Clear, none were actually used to capture the underwater footage in the series. Instead, filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick relied on an advanced underwater drone, or Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), to explore beneath the surface of the Great Lakes. In this video, they share insights into the technology behind the ROV and its role in the production, with a surprise cameo by a curious beaver.
