National Geographic Docuseries Reveals Never-Before-Seen Cellphone Footage from Chilean Mine Rescue
The National Geographic miniseries, Chilean Mine Rescue: Race Against Time, will debut on September 25 at 8 PM EDT, with availability for streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. This three-part series revisits the 2010 Copiapó mining incident, during which 33 miners remained trapped for 69 days in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Co-directed by James Parris and Chloe Campbell, it showcases previously unseen cellphone footage captured by the miners in the initial 17 days of their ordeal. The series features conversations with both survivors and rescue teams, aiming to convey the emotional turmoil and uncertainty of the situation. Additionally, it includes archival footage from the extensive media coverage, which attracted an estimated billion viewers globally.
Key facts
- Chilean Mine Rescue: Race Against Time premieres September 25 at 8PM EDT on National Geographic, then streams on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.
- The 2010 Copiapó mining disaster trapped 33 miners for 69 days half a mile underground in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
- Never-before-seen cellphone footage shot by the miners themselves, about five to six minutes from the first 17 days, is featured in the series.
- The footage was recorded 2,300 feet underground on old cell phones by men who believed they might not survive.
- Co-directors James Parris and Chloe Campbell conducted new interviews with survivors, families, and rescue personnel.
- The miniseries is part of National Geographic’s Emmy Award-winning “Race Against Time” franchise.
- An estimated billion people worldwide watched the rescue live on television, one of the largest live audiences in history.
- The production team condensed 70 days of archival footage and chose to present the cellphone footage essentially whole.
Entities
Artists
- James Parris
- Chloe Campbell
- André Sougarret
- Omar Reygadas
- Victor Zamora
- Pedro Rivero
- Pedro Gallo
- Juan Sánchez
- Al Holland
- Scarlet Sepulveda
- Laurence Goldborne
- Sebastián Piñera
Institutions
- National Geographic
- Disney+
- Hulu
- PetaPixel
- Television Nacional de Chile
Locations
- Chile
- Atacama Desert
- Copiapó