How can a person with Down’s syndrome provide the solution to one of the world's greatest problems?

REEF 1000 presents a quietly radical vision of how environmental repair might emerge from human connection, inclusion, and thoughtful use of AI. What begins as a small, almost incidental problem, a broken coffee machine in a café run by staff with Down syndrome, unfolds into a credible and deeply moving chain of events that leads to the restoration of the Dubai coral reef. While the premise could easily tip into sentimentality or implausible optimism, the film avoids both.