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11th Annual San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival: Program 2 (Canadian Program)

What: 11th Annual San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival

The 11th annual San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival (SFIOFF), North America's premier cinemaquatic© event, will dock at San Francisco's Bay Theatre for five days of ocean-themed films, discussions, and special events. Nearly 50 films, submitted by filmmakers from over 17 countries will fill the festival, including various world and U.S. premieres on film topics ranging from diving to surfing, sharks to ocean conservation, island cultures to the cultural importance of the world's marine resources.

A Sea Turtle Story

a-sea-turtle-story(Canada) Jane Gutteridge, 9 min

From the moment it emerges from its nest, the tiny newborn sea turtle's life is fraught with dangers on land and in the sea. This beautifully animated film follows one turtle from birth to motherhood. -KH

Well Fished

Well Fished Film Still(Canada) Corinne Dunphy, 20 min

Not just another fish story, this film portrays two young women who feel at home fishing in the challenging waters off Nova Scotia. With the decline of artisan fishing, will either of them have the chance to make a career of it? - DB

Twenty-Eight Feet, Life on a Little Wooden Boat

Twenty Eight Feet Still(Canada) Kevin A. Fraser, 9 min

We all dream of it, but here is someone who's doing it. Abandoning the luxuries of life in search of serenity and happiness, our adventurer sails his craft among the Bahama archipelago. So beautiful and so simple, this film is almost as good as being there. -AB

Sand Wars

Sand Wars Still(Canada/France) Denis Delestrac, Laurent Mini, Nathalie Barton, 75 min*

Sand is mainly silica, the most abundant mineral on Earth. You'd think there would be an unlimited supply for construction. Not so. Not anymore. Desert sand is unsuitable for concrete, so Dubai imports the right stuff from Australia. Other, often unscrupulous, contractors use enormous dredgers to raid shorelines, cause islands to shrink, and often destroy the seabed-the basis of the ocean food chain. –KH

Thursday, 03/06/14

Contact:

Ana Blanco

Phone: (415) 561-6251
Website: Click to Visit

Cost:

$15 General, $10 Senior/Student, $8 Child

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Bay Theater

PIER 39, Embarcadero
 San Francisco, CA 94133