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Festival Highlights
A partial list of the San Francisco
Ocean Film Festival ‘s featured films (ranging in length
from 5 to 55 minutes) include:
Blackie Blackie was 12 years old when he almost broke
the record for swimming the Golden Gate. And he towed
someone, too. Even for a horse, that was remarkable. A
little sweetness can work wonders. (U.S., 5 minutes)
The Haunts of the Black Masseur This lyrical historical
journey, based on the book by Charles Sprawson, explores
why humans, from the ancient Greeks to Lord Byron to
contemporary marathon swimmer, Lynne Cox, have been
drawn to the Black Masseur’s rejuvenating, sensual
water. (Canada, 52 minutes)
Short Infinity Wind and silence, lobstering and the sea,
family and friendship shape the people on Entry Island
in Canada’s Gulf of the St. Lawrence. This film shows us
why it’s a home they can’t imagine leaving. (Canada, 52
minutes)
Last Journey for the Leatherback Fifty years ago, the
wide-ranging leatherback sea turtle flourished; today,
it nears extinction. The plight of this ancient and
mysterious turtle, which can weigh up to a ton, tells us
much is amiss in our oceans. (U.S., 28 minutes)
Fantastic Sea Creatures: Seahorses They hang out in sea
grass, hiding, and prefer by nature the slow life. So
it’s no surprise that their mating dance takes hours.
The surprise comes when the dance ends. (Germany, 5
minutes)
Three Feet Under It’s a dining delectable that lives,
often for a hundred years, buried beneath Puget Sound.
With this ribald, witty film, the geoduck clam
(pronounced gooeyduck) takes wing, having hatched a
song, a doll, and the geoduck smile. (U.S., 55 minutes) |
Second Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Heads
Ashore, January 29-30International Films
Celebrate Joy, Power, and Mystery of the Sea
The next wave of the San Francisco Ocean Film
Festival hits San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday, January 29-30,
2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Fort Mason Center’s Cowell Theater. Now in its
second year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the
joy, power, and mystery of the sea with more than two dozen select
films for all ages highlighting many aspects of the sea, including
saltwater sports, oceanography, and coastal cultures.
The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival will also
feature a special free Children’s Program on Saturday, January 29
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. aboard the ferryboat Eureka at Hyde
Street Pier in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Families will be treated to a fun-filled day of films, storytelling,
crafts, and entertainment.
The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is the first
of its kind in North America. The Festival was the idea of San
Francisco resident Krist Jake, an avid saltwater swimmer and fan of
the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Its lineage can be traced to the
successful 36-year-old Festival International du film maritime,
d’exploration et d’environnement, held in Toulon, France. Select
entries from that 2004 festival will be screened at the upcoming San
Francisco Ocean Film Festival.
The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is
cosponsored by community partners, including the California Academy
of Sciences, Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club, Farallones Marine
Sanctuary Association, Golden Gate Yacht Club, Gulf of the
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, The Marine Mammal Center,
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, San Francisco
Maritime National Historical Park, and South End Rowing Club.
The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is part of
the In Performance Series at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason
Center, which is supported by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco
Hotel Tax Fund, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the
Fort Mason Foundation.
Tickets to the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
are priced from $6-$10 each. Tickets for the Friday, January 28,
Opening Reception at the Maritime Museum are $50 each. The
Children’s Program is free. The weekend schedule and ticket
information are available online at www.oceanfilmfest.org or call
(415) 310-5259.
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