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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary sponsored the Savannah Ocean Film Festival from 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 was to educate, inspire, entertain, and foster a spirit of ocean stewardship through the screening of films that explore our relationship with the sea. Over 1,500 people came to Trustees Theater to be a part of this wonderful experience!
All programs in the Savannah Ocean Film Festival were 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 were 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, a special children's program was held on Sunday Sept. 12 at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Click here to view the Tybee program schedule.
A highlight of the festival was 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" -- were screened. Neither film, both based on the life of the killer whale of "Free Willie" fame, had 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 -- was 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 was the venue for most of the three-day film festival.
FREE TICKETS for all screenings at Trustees Theater could be picked up at the SCAD Box Office located at 216 East Broughton Street, Monday - Friday 10AM-5PM beginning Sept 1. Tickets could also be picked up on the day of the screenings at the SCAD Box Office.
We hope you enjoyed the festival!