A new animated film, “A Sea of Lights“, was created and produced by Alisa Kazarnovsky for her undergraduate thesis at The Cleveland Institute of Art.

“A Sea of Lights” is an immersive journey capturing the beauty and science of bioluminescence, while following various marine organisms to gain a better understanding of how they use their light in the ocean darkness. The film describes the chemistry and terminology of bioluminescence, and focuses on three marine organisms: the bacterium Vibrio harveyi, responsible for Milky Seas; the Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes, which uses its bioluminescence for camouflage; and the Black Sea Devil anglerfish Melanocetus, which uses its bioluminescence to attract prey.