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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary will sponsor the Savannah Ocean Film Festival September 10-12 at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Trustees Theater and the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. The goal of the free festival is to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster a spirit of ocean stewardship through the screening of films that explore our relationship with the sea.
All programs in the Savannah Ocean Film Festival will be FREE to the public! Click here to download a pdf version of the Film Festival program schedule.
"Film and video have been the most powerful force in revealing the complexity and beauty of our underwater world," said Sanctuary Manager Reed Bohne. "From the pioneering images of Jacques Cousteau to today's IMAX and digital imagery, our generation can explore the ocean frontier as never before."
"Gray's Reef is bringing this festival of ocean films to Savannah to celebrate marine conservation worldwide and to encourage a commitment to sustaining healthy oceans and coasts," Bohne said.
Movies and videos for the entire family will be shown Friday night, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Trustees Theater on Broughton Street. In addition, there will be a special children's program day Sunday Sept. 12 at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Click here to view the Tybee program schedule.
A highlight of the festival will be the screening of the film "Proteus" by David Lebrun at Trustees Theater. "Proteus" premiered at the 2004 Sundance film festival and was the winner of best documentary at the 2004 Philadelphia and Santa Cruz film festivals.
Two films produced by undersea explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau -- "Keiko: Born to be Wild" and "Keiko: The Gate to Freedom" -- will also be screened. Neither film, both based on the life of the killer whale of "Free Willie" fame, has been shown in the U.S before. In addition, Bob Talbot's film "Oceanmen-Extreme Dive," the story of two men and their attempt to free dive deeper than anyone has ever dared -- more than 500 feet on a single breath of air -- will be shown.
Both Cousteau and Talbot are on the board of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
The Savannah College of Art and Design's Trustees Theater on Broughton Street will be the venue for most of the three-day film festival.
FREE TICKETS for all screenings at Trustees Theater may be picked up at the SCAD Box Office located at 216 East Broughton Street, Monday - Friday 10AM-5PM beginning Sept 1. Tickets may also be picked up on the day of the screenings at the SCAD Box Office. No phone reservations please.
Free children-oriented videos focusing on friendly sea creatures will be shown throughout the day Sunday Sept. 12th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Popcorn will be served with the videos in the Center's upstairs classroom. Special programming related to the videos will take place throughout the Center for the entire day. Click here to view the Tybee program schedule.
We look forward to seeing you there!