What do wildfires, hurricanes, embryos, and galaxies have in common? One hidden force: the vortex. Often seen as chaotic, vortices are in fact fundamental to nature — shaping weather, ocean currents, life itself, and the cosmos. What links wildfires, hurricanes, embryos, and galaxies? A hidden force: the vortex. Often mistaken for chaos, vortices are essential to nature — shaping weather, steering oceans, guiding life, and forming the universe itself.

Through breathtaking visuals and cutting-edge 3D animation, this film follows scientists worldwide — in the field and labs — on a quest to reveal how these mysterious spirals unlock the secrets of nature, and how climate change is disrupting their balance.