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Rock Bottom Riser

From the earliest voyagers who navigated by starlight to the discovery of habitable planets by astronomers, Rock Bottom Riser examines the all-encompassing encounters of an island world at sea. As lava continues to flow from the earth’s core on the island of Hawaii—posing an imminent danger—a crisis mounts. Astronomers plan to build the world’s largest telescope on Hawaii’s most sacred and revered mountain, Mauna Kea. Based on ancient Polynesian navigation, the arrival of Christian missionaries, and the observatory’s ability to capture the origins of the universe, Rock Bottom Riser surveys the influence of settler colonialism, the search for intelligent life, and the discovery of new worlds as we peer into our own planet’s existence.

Top Cast

  • Nainoa Thompson

    Nainoa Thompson

    Self - Master Navigator

  • Moses Goods

    Moses Goods

    Henry Opukahaia

  • Rubellite Johnson

    Rubellite Johnson

    Self - Historian

  • Avi Loeb

    Avi Loeb

    Self - Astronomer

  • Kalepa Baybayon

    Kalepa Baybayon

    Self - Master Navigator

  • Dwayne Johnson

    Dwayne Johnson

    Self

  • Franck Marchis

    Franck Marchis

    Self - Astronomer

  • David Maille

    David Maille

    Self - Hawaiian Activist

Overview

From the earliest voyagers who navigated by starlight to the discovery of habitable planets by astronomers, Rock Bottom Riser examines the all-encompassing encounters of an island world at sea. As lava continues to flow from the earth’s core on the island of Hawaii—posing an imminent danger—a crisis mounts. Astronomers plan to build the world’s largest telescope on Hawaii’s most sacred and revered mountain, Mauna Kea. Based on ancient Polynesian navigation, the arrival of Christian missionaries, and the observatory’s ability to capture the origins of the universe, Rock Bottom Riser surveys the influence of settler colonialism, the search for intelligent life, and the discovery of new worlds as we peer into our own planet’s existence.

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