A cinematic ocean expedition for global audiences, science, conservation and the future of our blue planet.
Escape to Pacific is a long-term documentary expedition and marine conservation project by Escape to Nature, created for international television, streaming platforms, digital audiences, educational outreach and selected strategic partners.
The project follows an international team of filmmakers, marine biologists, divers and sailors as they travel by catamaran from Europe across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean and Central America, and into the remote archipelagos of the Pacific Ocean.
At its core, Escape to Pacific is built on a simple idea: people protect what they can understand, experience and emotionally connect with.
Through cinematic documentaries, underwater cinematography, marine science, photography, immersive VR experiences and long-term expedition storytelling, the project will bring fragile marine ecosystems closer to audiences around the world — while creating a high-value documentary property with strong international distribution and partnership potential.
Escape to Pacific is designed as both a conservation story and a global media project.
The project in brief
- Format: International documentary series planned as 18 × 52-minute episodes
- Additional outputs: Feature-length documentary, short films, photography, VR experiences and educational materials
- Expedition platform: A fully equipped ocean-going catamaran serving as film base, research support vessel and home for the team
- Route: Europe, Canary Islands, Atlantic crossing, Caribbean, Central America, Panama Canal, Galápagos, Marquesas and further Pacific archipelagos
- Core themes: Coral reefs, marine biodiversity, climate change, ocean warming, pollution, island communities and conservation solutions
- Audience: Broad international viewers, broadcasters, streamers, educational institutions, conservation partners and ocean-minded communities
- Partnership potential: Broadcaster/distributor partnerships, strategic brand partnerships, philanthropic support, co-production and private investment discussions
Project Pitch Deck
A detailed presentation of the Escape to Pacific concept, route, production model, creative vision and partnership potential is available here:
PITCH of the project
Why this project matters now
The ocean is changing faster than most people will ever see with their own eyes.
Coral reefs are bleaching. Marine habitats are under pressure. Plastic pollution reaches even remote islands. Traditional relationships between local communities and the sea are being challenged by climate change, tourism, overfishing and global economic shifts.
Yet the ocean is not only a story of loss. It is also a story of resilience, beauty, intelligence, adaptation and hope.
Escape to Pacific will document both sides of this reality: the fragility of marine ecosystems and the extraordinary people working to protect them.
The Pacific Ocean contains some of the most biodiverse and visually powerful marine environments on Earth. Many of these regions remain under-documented for mainstream audiences. By living and working aboard a catamaran for many months each year, the team can spend real time in these places — not only visit them briefly.
This long-term presence is what makes the project different. It allows the series to capture environmental change, local knowledge, scientific observation, wildlife behavior and human stories with a depth that conventional short production trips often cannot achieve.
Created for broadcasters, streamers and global audiences
Escape to Pacific is conceived as a premium factual documentary series with strong international appeal.
The project combines cinematic wildlife imagery, underwater filming, remote destinations, expedition storytelling, human drama and science-led environmental themes. It is designed for international television, streaming platforms, digital extensions and educational use.
The planned 18 × 52-minute structure gives the project strong series potential, while the wider expedition can also support feature-length documentary development, festival strategy, educational impact and short-form digital content.
This is not designed as a one-off production. Escape to Pacific is a multi-year documentary universe around the ocean — with enough narrative, visual and thematic depth to support broadcasters, streamers, partners and audiences over several seasons.
Its themes are universal and timely: climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean protection, island communities, sustainable coexistence with nature and the emotional relationship between humans and the sea.
A strong foundation: Escape to Nature
Escape to Pacific builds on the long-term work of filmmaker, photographer and underwater cinematographer Libor Spacek and the Escape to Nature documentary brand.
Previous Escape to Nature films have been broadcast and distributed internationally and have received more than 100 awards and recognitions at film festivals and industry events in Europe, the United States and other territories.
The existing track record of international distribution, festival recognition and documentary production gives Escape to Pacific a credible foundation for future broadcaster, streamer and partner discussions.
The new project, however, is significantly more ambitious than previous productions. Escape to Pacific expands the scale from individual destination documentaries into a long-term ocean expedition with a larger team, a dedicated catamaran platform, marine science at its core and a broader global impact strategy.
Why a catamaran is essential
The catamaran is not only transport. It is the heart of the project.
It functions as a floating production base, diving platform, underwater filming support vessel, research and observation base, expedition home and communication hub.
By living aboard, the team can remain flexible and independent. The vessel allows the crew to reach remote islands, reefs and coastal communities that are difficult to access through conventional production logistics.
It also makes it possible to film over longer periods, return to locations when conditions are right, and capture moments that short production trips would often miss.
For partners and investors, the catamaran also gives the project a tangible operational asset — an expedition platform that supports both production value and long-term project resilience.
This approach gives Escape to Pacific its unique strength: the project is not only about visiting the ocean. It is about living with it, observing it and telling its story from the inside.
The voyage
The filming journey begins in Europe and continues south toward the Canary Islands, including Fuerteventura, which serves as an early filming location and an important final European staging point before the Atlantic crossing.
From there, the expedition continues toward the Caribbean, with Saint Lucia planned as the first major stop after the Atlantic passage.
The route then follows selected Caribbean islands, continues toward Central America and the Panama Canal, and enters the Pacific Ocean.
The first major Pacific locations are planned to include the Galápagos Islands and the Marquesas, followed by further filming across French Polynesia, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
The route is ambitious, but deliberately flexible. The project will adapt to weather, conservation opportunities, research collaborations, permissions, local conditions and the natural rhythm of island life.
Science, conservation and public benefit
Escape to Pacific connects cinematic storytelling with marine science, conservation communication and public education.
The team will work with marine biologists, local experts, communities, conservation organizations, universities and research partners to observe and document coral reef health, marine biodiversity, ocean warming, climate-related impacts, plastic pollution, marine protected areas, local stewardship and the relationship between island communities and the sea.
The project will not present science as something distant or abstract. It will show how ocean change affects living ecosystems, local communities and the future of all of us.
This public-benefit layer is important for foundations, educational partners and mission-driven organizations. Escape to Pacific can support not only broadcast and media goals, but also awareness campaigns, educational programs, public events and conservation communication.
Human stories from the ocean
Beyond wildlife and underwater landscapes, Escape to Pacific will follow the people connected to the sea: island communities, scientists, conservation workers, sailors, divers, filmmakers and guests who temporarily join the expedition.
The long-term life aboard the catamaran creates a natural human storyline. The audience will experience not only the beauty of remote destinations, but also the reality of expedition life: teamwork, uncertainty, responsibility, discovery, physical challenge and the emotional impact of witnessing fragile ecosystems up close.
Selected experts and public figures from science, culture, sport or media may join the crew in specific destinations. Their role will be to experience the expedition directly, reflect on what they encounter and help bring the message of ocean protection to wider audiences.
This gives the series an additional human and emotional layer without losing its core identity as a cinematic ocean documentary project.
Immersive ocean experiences
Escape to Nature has long explored new ways to bring remote places closer to people. Escape to Pacific will expand this vision through immersive 360° and 180° content, including underwater VR scenes, virtual galleries and online experiences.
This immersive layer is especially important for people who cannot travel to remote parts of the world — including children, students, people with disabilities, hospital patients or anyone who may never have the chance to dive on a coral reef or stand on a remote Pacific island.
Through virtual reality, educational events and digital storytelling, Escape to Pacific will make the ocean more accessible, more personal and more emotionally present.
Partnership opportunities
Escape to Pacific is designed as a collaborative platform for partners who believe in the power of storytelling, conservation and meaningful global visibility.
We are open to discussions with broadcasters, streaming platforms, international distributors, co-producers, ocean conservation organizations, foundations, universities, researchers, educational institutions, sustainable technology brands, marine equipment companies, yachting partners, diving brands, camera and production technology companies, philanthropic partners and private supporters.
Partnership can take different forms: production financing, co-production, distribution, equipment support, scientific collaboration, destination support, educational outreach, brand partnership or private investment.
For selected partners, the project can provide professional visual content, behind-the-scenes stories, expedition updates, PR opportunities, public engagement, educational materials and carefully integrated visibility within the wider Escape to Pacific ecosystem.
For investors and strategic backers
Escape to Pacific combines a strong environmental mission with a tangible production model and international media potential.
The project is built around several value pillars: a proven documentary brand, an experienced production track record, a long-form factual series with global distribution potential, a dedicated catamaran expedition platform, multiple content outputs and a long-term brand value around ocean storytelling, conservation and immersive media.
The catamaran is not only a production tool. It is also a tangible expedition asset that supports the operational structure of the project.
Private co-production, partnership and investment discussions are handled individually and are subject to appropriate legal, financial and contractual documentation.
For qualified partners or investors, a detailed pitch deck, budget structure, production roadmap and partnership model can be provided upon request.
Why join now
Escape to Pacific is at the stage where the right partners can help shape the project from the beginning.
Early involvement can support the acquisition and operation of the expedition catamaran, the first phase of filming, the development of broadcaster and streamer relationships, scientific partnerships, public outreach and the long-term production of the series.
For broadcasters and streamers, this is an opportunity to follow a rare long-term ocean expedition from its early chapters.
For strategic partners, it is a chance to be associated with a visually powerful conservation project with global storytelling potential.
For investors and philanthropic backers, it offers participation in a meaningful documentary property built around a tangible expedition platform, international content value and a mission that reaches far beyond entertainment.
Join the expedition
The ocean is changing. Escape to Pacific exists to make those changes visible — and to show why the ocean still deserves hope, protection and wonder.
We invite broadcasters, streamers, partners, foundations, investors and supporters to join us in creating a documentary journey dedicated to the future of our blue planet.
For partnership, broadcaster, co-production or investment enquiries, please contact Escape to Nature.
Escape to Pacific — a voyage to document, understand and protect the ocean.
Project Pitch Deck
A detailed presentation of the Escape to Pacific concept, route, production model, creative vision and partnership potential is available for download.
Download the project pitch deck
Support the project
We are currently open to conversations with broadcasters, streamers, co-producers, foundations, strategic partners, sponsors and private backers who want to help bring Escape to Pacific to life.
You can support the project through partnership, sponsorship, production financing, co-production, equipment support, scientific collaboration or a direct contribution.
For partnership, broadcaster, co-production or investment enquiries, please contact Escape to Nature.
Individual supporters are welcome to contact Escape to Nature directly.